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Rebels of Louth: Thomas and Robert Spencer

In honour of Lincolnshire Day on 1 October an examination of two Louth men who were involved in the Rising that began in Louth on 1...

My local Lincolnshire Poacher

The village I live in is very small. When I was researching for my MSc project on poachers in Lincolnshire I knew the odds were small for...

Thomas Huddleston "uncontrollably violent and dangerous"

As a genealogist and wife of an ex-gravedigger I have spent a fair amount of time in cemeteries and graveyards. I have become quite adept...

The joy of Almanacks

I always had the impression that almanacs were something to do with cricket, weather and astrology. I never imagined that they would be...