17th Century Almanac for December – Christmas & Parliament ban
17th Century Christmas – cavalier feast, Puritan fast & Parliament ban.
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Early Modern Britain
Early Modern Britain is an archive of articles, blog posts and events by Charles Cordell, the author of English Civil War historical fiction series Divided Kingdom. It includes articles on topics such as Climate Change & Conflict, life, faith and knowledge in 17th Century Europe and the Americas.
17th Century Almanac for October – hiring fairs & bodgers
Winter wheat, hiring fairs, hewers, hurdlers, bodgers and vagrants.
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17th Century Almanac for September – Ship Money, cod & corsairs
Newfoundland cod, first Atlantic triangular trade, pirates and slaves.
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17th Century Almanac for August – Climate Change & Conflict
Harvest, the Little Ice Age, war, biodynamics and farming today.
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Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – battlefield walk & talk
Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – the King’s decisive victory The Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 was an English Civil War battle involving four armies and a navy, fought across ten square
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Siege of Devizes 1643 – Devizes Arts Festival walk
Siege of Devizes 1643 – Devizes Arts Festival walk The Siege of Devizes 1643 – the Devizes Arts Festival 2025 walk. Author Charles Cordell will lead a guided battlefield walk
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