36 Annotations

First Reading

David Gurliacci  •  Link

1638-1660
"British Civil Wars, Commonwealth and Protectorate"
http://www.skyhook.co.uk/civwar/i…

This site has a timeline, biographical articles, military history and a search engine. Thank-you for this site, David Plant!

David Quidnunc  •  Link

L'Age d'Or's History of France & England
1660-1715
http://www.kipar.org/history.html

ENGLISH HISTORY(royalty, etiquette, coins, Charles II, James II)
FOOD (meals, a few recipes, ingredients, meals, tableware)
FRENCH HISTORY
BIBLIOGRAPHY of late Stuart history

David Quidnunc  •  Link

Living History Village of Little Woodham
1642

". . . dedicated to recreating English rural life in the South of England during 1642." Much of the information on the website refers to the parish of Rowner, two miles west of Portsmouth."

INDEX PAGE (contents at bottom):
http://www.portsdown.demon.co.uk/…

Includes pictures, information on demographics, prices, military, lace-making, court proceedings, the parish register.

David Quidnunc  •  Link

English Civil War -- a BBC website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/…

"Choosing sides in the English Civil War, by Dr. Mark Stoyle (March 2001)"

Sections: The personality of Charles I, The road to war, Class divisions, Ideological divisions, The final choice, Go further.

michael f vincent  •  Link

Mathematicians of the day: Boyle, Newton, Huygen and Collins etc ;

For an ordinary man and his struggles:
a brief history.
A sample;

Collins( 1624-1683) also held a position as an accountant in the Excise Office from 1668 to 1670. However times were not easy and Collins only received a small fraction of his proper salary from the Council of Plantations. He therefore resigned in September 1672 and was given job in the Farthing Office. The Farthing Office was a part of the Mint and Charles II had introduced, in 1672, the copper half-penny and farthing with the Britannia type.

http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~…

Derek  •  Link

Time Traveller's Guide to Stuart England

http://www.channel4.com/history/m…

General introduction to period, linked to UK TV series, broadcast Autumn 2001. Covers period 1603-1702 and contains following main sections:
timeline, the basics, words you need to know, godly nation, class & customs, hazards & dangers, movers & shakers, arts, sciences, sex & sleaze, DIY politics, further afield

vincent  •  Link

"The World Turned upside down by Christopher Hill" Another inexpensive book on 17th century and the relig/polit/econ mix and the reactions (from the bottom of the heap) from the court Documents etc. and the poetry and Flyers. Unfortunately History is only written by the succesful,which is like looking at a London photograph and showing you Buckingham Palace and how people live. It talks about all the religious and non, irr- religious groupings and their political asperations.
The book is a Penquin ( I am told its Welsh for White head) book.
One of the delightful quotes "In essex one of 'the rude vulgar people' threatened to tear ' the gentlemen to pieces'. (p21)

vincent  •  Link

A must for from Dirk_Pepys

vicente  •  Link

For those that want to look into the variations in 1660's practices and differences :
the library of Dr William Bates is housed with that of Dr Daniel Williams along other choice items of literature at Dr Williams's Library, 14 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0AR
Dr Williams's Library is the pre-eminent research library of English Protestant nonconformity.
Established under the will of Dr Daniel Williams, the library is one of the oldest open to the public still conducted on its original benefaction. It has never received any government funding.
Among the confusing but crucial distinctions that baffle many family historians are the denominational differences within religious dissent or nonconformity. Here you will find out about the various different types of nonconformists, as well as discovering where to look for further information that will aid your research. Useful addresses and contact names are included.

http://www.dwlib.co.uk/dwlib/coll…

Ruben  •  Link

John Graunt's OBSERVATIONS ON THE BILLS OF MORTALITY - 1st edition
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Gr…
Published in 1662. Same stile as SP.
Statistics from SP's world.
Interesting to note that the Plague described by SP was not "the Grest Plague" but "the Last Great Plague", having had more big Plagues in the same century.

Mary  •  Link

Liza Picard's books.

A number of us have referred to Liza Picard's 'Restoration London', which is a mine of information for our period. Readers may like to know that her 'Elizabethan London', first published in hardback last year, is now available in paperback under the Orion imprint. Although not as relevant to our reading as 'Restoration London', it still provides entertaining and informative reading on the London out of which 'our' London grew.

dirk  •  Link

Life Expectancy

Average life expectancy at birth for English people in the late 16th/early 17th centuries was just under 40 - 39.7 years. However, this low figure was mostly due to the high rate of infant and child mortality - over 12% of all children born would die within their first year. A man or woman who reached the age of 30 could expect to live to 59. [...] Life expectancy in London was lower than that of England in general, even for the wealthy. Crowding, poor sanitation and increased likelihood of disease all took their toll on the population. "Expectation of life at birth varied greatly from the wealthy to poorer parishes of London. St Peter Cornhill, 1580-1650 had an expectation of life of 34-6 years. Comparatively, the poor parish of St. Mary Somerset, 1606-1653, had a life expectancy at birth of only 21 years."

http://www.plimoth.org/learn/hist…

Michael Robinson  •  Link

Bibliography, London's Past Online,

"... produced by the Centre for Metropolitan History in association with the Royal Historical Society, is a free online bibliography of published material relating to the history of the Greater London area. In it, you will be able to find everything relating to the history of the capital, from counting house to music hall; from the Fire to the Blitz; from Whittington to Livingstone. It should represent a starting point for all enquiries concerning London's development over the centuries or any conceivable aspect of London life, whether from the academic historian, the amateur or the general enquirer."

http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/lpol/

cgs  •  Link

new : direct access to the acts of Parliament.
an example: the post office acts of 1660, a government arm until late 20th C
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/…
shows the rates too.

Second Reading

San Diego Sarah  •  Link

Vocabulary:
Dr. Ros Barber recommends the following site for information on the origins of words, and what was correctly used when.
She is a senior lecturer in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Director of Research at the Shakespearean Authorship Trust and is three times winner (2011, 2014, 2018) of the Hoffman Prize for a distinguished work on Christopher Marlowe.

The Historical Thesaurus of English is available from the University of Glasgow. Their thesaurus allows you to find out how language is used through the ages. As an example, you can search “toilet” and find out how to refer to that in 1563, or parts of a person’s body in 1603, etc.

Explore at https://ht.ac.uk/

Third Reading

San Diego Sarah  •  Link

Available from the National Archives:

This concise guide to naval history and naval records is essential reading and reference for anyone researching the fascinating story of Britain’s navy and the men and women who served in it. Whether you are interested in the career of an individual seaman, finding out about a medal winner or just want to know more about a particular ship, campaign or operation, this book will point you in the right direction.

Simon Fowler assumes the reader has little prior knowledge of the navy and its history. His book shows you how to trace an officer, petty officer or rating from the 17th century up to the 1960s using records at the National Archives and elsewhere.

The book also covers the specialist and auxiliary services associated with the navy among them the Royal Marines, the Fleet Air Arm, the naval dockyards, the WRNS and the Fleet Auxiliary. In each section he explains which records survive, where they can be found and how they can be used for research. He also recommends resources available online as well as books and memoirs.

This handbook is a valuable research tool for anyone who is keen to find out about the career of an ancestor who served in the Royal Navy or was connected with it.

Manufacturer/Publisher: Pen & Sword

Binding: Paperback

Author: Simon Fowler

SKU: 9781848846258

https://shop.nationalarchives.gov…

San Diego Sarah  •  Link

Available from the National Archives:

Katharine Cockin’s handbook provides a fascinating introduction for readers searching for information about ancestors who had clearly defined roles in the world of the theatre and performance as well as those who left only a few tantalizing clues behind.

The wider history of public performance is outlined, from its earliest origins in church rituals and mystery plays through periods of censorship driven by campaigns on moral and religious grounds up to the modern world of stage and screen.

Case studies, which are a special feature of the book, demonstrate how the relevant records and be identified and interpreted, and they prove how much revealing information they contain.

Information on relevant archives, books, museums and websites make this an essential guide for anyone who is keen to explore the subject.

SKU: 9781526732057

https://shop.nationalarchives.gov…

San Diego Sarah  •  Link

Available from the National Archives:

The medical profession had as much influence on the lives of our ancestors as it does on our lives today. It occupied an extraordinary range of individuals - surgeons, doctors, nurses and specialists of all kinds.

Despite burgeoning interest in all aspects of history and ancestry, medicine has rarely been considered from the point of view of a family historian. This is the main purpose of Michelle Higgs’s accessible and authoritative introduction to the subject.

Assuming the reader has little prior knowledge of how or where to look for such information, she traces the development of medical practice and patient care. She describes how attitudes to illnesses and disease have changed over time. In particular, she looks at the parts played in the system by doctors and nurses - at their role, training and places of work and she also looks at the patients and their experience of medicine in their day.

Each section identifies the archives and records that the family historian can turn to, and discusses other potential sources including the Internet.

The book is an invaluable guide to all the information that can give an insight into the experience of an ancestor who worked in medicine or had a medical history.

Manufacturer/Publisher: Pen & Sword
Binding: Paperback
Author: Michelle Higgs
SKU: 9781848842779
https://shop.nationalarchives.gov…
Sadly, no hint of the centuries covered.

San Diego Sarah  •  Link

Available from the National Archives:

In this much-expanded second edition of his "My Ancestor was an Agricultural Labourer" book, genealogist Ian Waller provides a wealth of information to help you discover your ag lab ancestors.

He explains what life was like for this impoverished and now largely forgotten section of society, gives us details of all the skills they needed and describes the country calendar of events, including ploughing, sowing and harvesting.

He also outlines records that tell is more about the lives of farm labourers: quarter sessions, tithe schedules, manorial records, estate records and trade union records.

There are chapters on casual farm labourers, dairy maids, child labour, thatchers, riots, wills, migration records, game keepers and changes in agricultural practice, as well as a useful bibliography and list of Parliamentary Bills that affected the lives of agricultural labourers.

A handy guide to researching your ancestry, the book is also an impressive work of social history that is even more fascinating and comprehensive than the original edition.

Manufacturer/Publisher: Society of Genealogists
Binding: Paperback
Author: Ian H Waller
SKU: 9781907199592

https://shop.nationalarchives.gov…

San Diego Sarah  •  Link

The emergence of the Dutch school of painting in the early 17th century is one of the most extraordinary phenomena in the history of the visual arts.

The collection of Dutch 17th-century paintings in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC includes works by well-known masters of the period, including Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, Frans Hals, and Aelbert Cuyp.

Now numbering more than 150 paintings, the collection comprises examples of the portraits, genre scenes, landscapes, marine paintings, still lifes, and biblical and mythological scenes that have made this school of painting one of the most beloved and admired in the history of European art.

Their award-winning online catalog of the Gallery’s collection (first launched in 2014), unites authoritative, peer-reviewed content with the flexibility of online publishing.
As works are added to the collection, new entries are added to the catalog. The newest entries include the following:
Jan Asselijn, The Tiber River with the Ponte Molle at Sunset, c. 1650
Jan van Goyen, View of Rhenen, 1646
Meindert Hobbema, Wooded Landscape with Figures, c. 1658
Thomas de Keyser, Portrait of a Gentleman Wearing a Fancy Ruff, 1627
Aert van der Neer, Winter in Holland: Skating Scene, 1645
Jan Steen, Ascagnes and Lucelle (The Music Lesson), 1667

They invite you to explore this catalog and delve into the the Gallery’s 17th-century Dutch paintings.

Subjects:
Landscapes
https://www.nga.gov/collection-se…
Genre Paintings – e.g. ice skating
https://www.nga.gov/collection-se…
Historical https://www.nga.gov/collection-se…
Still Life
https://www.nga.gov/collection-se…
Portraits
https://www.nga.gov/collection-se…

Log in to post an annotation.

If you don't have an account, then register here.