Hon. George Shirley
George Shirley was born in 1705 at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire. At the age of 16, he joined the army as an ensign in the First Regiment of Footguards. ...
The letter below paints a vivid picture of the traumas of the long voyage out to New Zealand and the hardship and exploitation suffered by the emigrants when they arrived. ...
This Valentine’s note, written some time in the early 1800s and treasured in the Warwickshire County Record Office collection, is visually stunning: its papercut artwork is beautiful and delicate. Unfortunately the poetry is ...
It can be very difficult to find black voices from Warwickshire in our archives. We have found that many of our historical records relating to black people come from the ...