The Talk Genealogy Podcast
The Talk Genealogy Podcast
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Metroland and Family History
Here are the shownotes. Check out my blog for research guide and biblio. In this episode, Malcolm Noble explores three major population movements that reshaped London and the surrounding counties between the end of the First World W...
The Aldgate Pump and Family History
Today we are standing beside one of London's most overlooked, yet most important genealogical tools. It isn't a library, not an archive, nor even a parish church. It's the Aldgate pump, a small wolf headed water pump pond, Aldgate High Street. ...
Borough English
How the courts ruled that custom could over ride common law. Based on a case in Nottingham 1327, where two borough existed in the city - the French Borough and The English Borough. The two boroughs had different rules of inheritance. The ...
Understanding a Gift of Land
In this episode, we unpack a 42‑word medieval charter that reveals a world of feudal law, women’s landholding, homage ceremonies, village structure, and genealogical clues. Discover how Matilda of Claypo...
Tracing Ancestors Before Parish Registers: A Guide to Medieval Genealogy
This book offers a practical guide for family historians who have researched their pedigree back to the start of parish registers, but view the Middle Ages with some trepidation. I’ve written for readers who are well-versed in Moder...