School logbooks not only provide fascinating glimpses of school life in times gone by, but also show how external events may colour that life.
The impact of World War Two
One such historical ...
This recipe is taken from the Elizabeth Barkham’s recipe book, c.1664-1680. The pages are paper in a limp vellum cover, entitled (on cover, very faint) “Madam Elizabeth Barkham her book, ...
Whether the buns I produced are anything like the ones produced in 1650 one will never know. They were jolly tasty, but not sufficiently so to warrant all the time ...
The said William Dilke hath been pleased to forbear any further Prosecution, upon his being become bound not to offend in ye like manner for ye future.
The bond dates from ...