Medieval History
And now, Dragon Hall on King Street, Norwich, will celebrate their legacy of medieval life left behind in a series of letters.
The affluent Paston family of the 15th and 16th centuries, who elevated from landholding peasantry to influential, English gentry, left behind a wealth of private and business correspondences that still survive today and provide a fascinating insight into medieval life and the often turbulent political landscape of the 15th and 16th centuries.
The family moved through the ranks of post-plague English society as a result of the increase in trade and an unstable King troubled by turbulent nobles. Clement Paston is the earliest known, a peasant who owned 40 hectares of land in the village of Paston, 19 miles North East of Norwich, and made sure his son William ? born in 1378 ? received a good education. William became a sought after expert in law, and married a nobleman?s daughter.
Click here to read this article from the Norwich Evening News
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Medieval History
The Pastons: Revealing the amazing tale of one of Norwich?s most famous families
And now, Dragon Hall on King Street, Norwich, will celebrate their legacy of medieval life left behind in a series of letters.
The affluent Paston family of the 15th and 16th centuries, who elevated from landholding peasantry to influential, English gentry, left behind a wealth of private and business correspondences that still survive today and provide a fascinating insight into medieval life and the often turbulent political landscape of the 15th and 16th centuries.
The family moved through the ranks of post-plague English society as a result of the increase in trade and an unstable King troubled by turbulent nobles. Clement Paston is the earliest known, a peasant who owned 40 hectares of land in the village of Paston, 19 miles North East of Norwich, and made sure his son William ? born in 1378 ? received a good education. William became a sought after expert in law, and married a nobleman?s daughter.
Click here to read this article from the Norwich Evening News
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Norwich University College of the Arts has officially unveiled its newest student resource ? the East Garth Photography building, which will serve its BA (Hons) Photography degree course with a state-of-the-art digital darkroom and extensive studio facilities...
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A 25-metre well has been found next to a Norwich pub, and city historians believe it could be an important find. A plumber discovered the well by the outside wall at the Trowel and Hammer in St Stephen?s Road, which has been undergoing a makeover. The...
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