The Religious Society of Friends, better known as “Quakers”, were founded in the North of England in the mid-17th century by George Fox, their name possibly originates from Fox telling a magistrate he was appearing before “to tremble (or ‘quake’) at the name of God”.During the Commonwealth under the leadership of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell and […]
Month: October 2023
Black Grouse in Nonington
The Black Grouse: a chromolitho by Lydon, Alexander Francis as an Illustration for Sketch Book of British Birds by R Bowdler Sharpe (SPCK, 1898) I’ve just been looking through a copy of some estate papers for the old St. Alban’s Court estate at Nonington and I’ve found the following reference to a game bird no […]
