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History News Archive

The Saffron Walden Historical Journal carries a number of shorter items as ‘History News’ regarding history-related events in the locality, usually at the end of the journal, but sometimes on other pages.
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History News Archive 2023– 2024

Ashdon Windmill The featured picture above is © David Nicol Ashdon Windmill was originally constructed c. 1754-7 and remains as an important landmark on the outskirts of the village. Ashdon Windmill Trust was formed to save, acquire and restore the mill to working condition. In 2024, to keep the mill sound and fully functional, it needed repainting to ensure timbers

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History News Archive 2006 – 2007

Saffron Walden Town Council agreed to discuss the possibility of commemorating the fact that the Parliamentary Army was stationed in Saffron Walden in 1647

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History News Archive 2004- 2005

This rare arrow- head from the Middle Bronze Age (1275- 1140 BC) has been donate to Saffron Walden Museum, after being found by a metal detectorist in north-west Essex

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History News Archive 2001 – 2003

A bronze plaque in memory of William Campling, the Saffron Walden Chief Constable murdered in 1849, has been placed in Bridge Street, near to where he was shot.

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druidtombraider avatar Rupert Ferguson @druidtombraider ·
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"What is past is prologue."

"The Tempest", Act 2, Scene 1

#ShakespeareSunday @HollowCrownFans

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Manicheraldry?

Manicheraldry?
weird medieval guys @WeirdMedieval

Just found out that in the Middle Ages they invented coats of arms for God and Satan

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Just found out that in the Middle Ages they invented coats of arms for God and Satan

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A fine 'character' of a puzzling, difficult man. His astrologer-physician brother John married Martha Clampe of Lofts Hall, Elmdon. John, also an intemperate, acrimonious man, died young and (it seems) deliberately intestate, causing long litigation over his widow's provision

A fine 'character' of a puzzling, difficult man. His astrologer-physician brother John married Martha Clampe of Lofts Hall, Elmdon. John, also an intemperate, acrimonious man, died young and (it seems) deliberately intestate, causing long litigation over his widow's provision
Bret van den Brink @BretVDB

I adore C.S. Lewis’s biographical sketch of Spenser’s friend, Gabriel Harvey:

“Of Harvey our materials offer us three pictures. First, we have Spenser’s sonnet, ‘Harvey, the happie above happiest men’. It is a clear and striking portrait of the tranquil spectator in the world’s

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