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Rookwood Family Papers, 1606-1761
Francis Young
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Description for Rookwood Family Papers, 1606-1761
Hardback. A selection of documents left by the Suffolk Catholic family, the Rookwoods, brings them vividly to life. Editor(s): Young, Francis. Num Pages: 190 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
A selection of documents left by the Suffolk Catholic family, the Rookwoods, brings them vividly to life. The Rookwoods of Coldham Hall in the parish of Stanningfield, Suffolk, were Roman Catholic recusants whose notoriety rests on Ambrose Rookwood's involvement in the Gunpowder Plot. In 1606 the owner of Coldham was hanged, drawn andquartered for treason for supplying the plotters with horses. A century later another Ambrose Rookwood suffered the same fate for conspiring to assassinate William III. Tainted by treason, the Rookwood family nevertheless managedto hold on to their estates in Suffolk and Essex, in spite of their Royalist ... Read more
A selection of documents left by the Suffolk Catholic family, the Rookwoods, brings them vividly to life. The Rookwoods of Coldham Hall in the parish of Stanningfield, Suffolk, were Roman Catholic recusants whose notoriety rests on Ambrose Rookwood's involvement in the Gunpowder Plot. In 1606 the owner of Coldham was hanged, drawn andquartered for treason for supplying the plotters with horses. A century later another Ambrose Rookwood suffered the same fate for conspiring to assassinate William III. Tainted by treason, the Rookwood family nevertheless managedto hold on to their estates in Suffolk and Essex, in spite of their Royalist ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783270804
SKU
V9781783270804
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About Francis Young
Francis Young teaches for the University of Oxford's Department for Continuing Education and is the author or editor of 20 books, including Rookwood Family Papers, 1606-1761 (SRS 59). He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Reviews for Rookwood Family Papers, 1606-1761
The book is excellent, attractively produced and very reasonably priced... British scholars are privileged to have access to many published series of local and county records.
ARCHIVES & RECORDS
In combination with Young's lively and detailed introduction to the family at the beginning of the volume, this collection of a large proportion of the papers pertaining to the ... Read more
ARCHIVES & RECORDS
In combination with Young's lively and detailed introduction to the family at the beginning of the volume, this collection of a large proportion of the papers pertaining to the ... Read more