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Isaac Besse, son of Henri Besse (1624-1699) and Catherine Martin (1652-1725), was born in 1652 in Ste-Croix, Vaud, Switzerland. He married Anna Maria Scheel in about 1683 in Hornbach, Germany.
From the London Blitz of 1940 through to the present day, the author takes us on a very personal journey through her childhood in dwindling parts of the Empire, does anyone remember Aden, Northern Rhodesia and Basutoland? Personal reminiscences of these countries also include some historical tit-bits. On to teenage romances then into the complexities of marriage(s). Worldwide travels follow encompassing flying boats, cruise liners, mokoros and Cessnas. After such an exciting and peripatetic life it is a wonder that she can settle down to retirement - she can't! At an advanced age her journey continues at the University of Oxford with the studying that she abandoned in her teens and we are introduced to the various erudite, but nevertheless interesting, subjects that fill these later years.
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This five-volume collection of manorial court records, published between 1901 and 1945, is a unique resource for medieval historians.
Sir John's Companie By: Frank D. Macaulay It is 1370 in Yorkshire, England, late in the reign of King Edward III, and Sir James and his mercenary Companie have returned from the wars across the channel. The great nobles and the Church control the wealth and power in the land. The thought of going back to servitude, attempting to claw a subsistence existence from the soil, is more than these veterans can bear. Instead, they parlay their war spoils into a trading network along the river system of the North and enter the lucrative wool trade. Where there are profits there is intense competition and scrutiny from government officials keen to get tax revenues. The king’s ministers abuse their authority to enrich themselves and pursue old grudges. Now it is up to James and his Companie to use guile, influence, and sometimes brutality to fight back.
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