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Saffron Walden in the First World War

At 11 o’clock on the evening of 4 August 1914, soon after its troops had invaded Belgium’s neutrality, Great Britain declared war on Germany. ‘Worthy of Laughter or Tears?’ – Armistice 1918

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Somme Anniversary

On 1st July 1916 began the longest and most costly land battle in British history – the battle of the Somme.

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Remembrance Day Parade and Related Posts

Sunday 10th November saw the annual Remembrance Day Parade, which took place at the top of the High Street by the War Memorial. The Society has a number of posts and articles relating to both World War I and World War II.

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    Imperial Strethall
    William Raymond Lluellyn, a Colonel in Queen Victoria's Army, was Lord of the Manor in Imperial Strethall from 1890 to 1900.
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    Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)
    The first question that has to be answered is ‘why the potato?’ – surely a mundane subject for a local history journal?
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    The top-secret heroes of Audley End
    Today Audley End House near Saffron Walden is one of the most popular tourist destinations in East Anglia. But its role during World War Two remained shrouded in secrecy for decades.
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    Ritual in the Pre-Reformation Church at Walden
    In medieval Walden the parish church was physically dominant from its location near the castle on the ‘acropolis’ above the market. It also played a focal role in the cultural life of the town.
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    John Farmer, Quaker of Saffron Walden and his Travels in America: 1711-1714
    John Farmer, a Quaker living in Saffron Walden in the early 18th century, asked for permission to travel further than most – to America.

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17 Sep 2100601920675094812

I do love AI. Can the human race really be under threat from a mechanical life form which writes "Sir Thomas Dagworth lived from 1276 to July 1450 (or 1352 depending on historical records)"? There is still some way to go.

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16 Sep 2100247587030782308

European Knight, made by a 16thC Japanese student. The Jesuits established a painting school in Nagasaki in the late 16th century.
Students were taught to produce these European style oil paintings and engravings. (Tokyo National Museum)

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23 Aug 2091583838556152093

The smile on the Cheshire Cat - the Venetian window in the nursery school at Peak Forest was once the east window of the Chapel dedicated to St Charles King & Martyr. Built by Christiana, Duchess of Devonshire, it was an unconventional, not to say risky, dedication for 1657 but

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23 Aug 2091583843778146610

... the Duchess was unintimidated and Peak Forest was a non-diocesan peculiar. This also allowed the incumbent a lucrative business in no-banns instant marriages which ended only with the Hardwick Marriage Act in 1857 ... and even then squeaked on discreetly in a few cases.

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20 Aug 2090447855085371548

Short but very kind review in Print Quarterly of my Winstanley biography by Antony Griffiths, formerly Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum.

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