#ManorialDocuments
#ManorialDocuments are very much our bread and butter - do check this out! #Skystorians
Check out our new ‘guide to manorial records’ video tutorial series: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

These three videos are designed to give record keepers the tools and confidence to interpret various types of manorial records.

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November 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
This is absolutely *our kind of book* - essential source material and reading for any VCH author interested in northern England in particular, and for anyone interested in the roots of local government and #EarlyModern social history. #LocalHistory #ManorialDocuments
An exciting (it is to me, and perhaps other #Skystorians), new book from friend and colleague, the indomitable Angus Winchester and the good offices of the Surtees Society and @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social.

Yes, it's an edition of manorial bylaws. Why are these important?

#EarlyModern
Manorial Bylaws from Northern England
The texts of forty documents laying out rules governing the lives of local communities, the regulation of farming and the exploitation of natural resources in the six northern counties in Tudor and St...
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August 28, 2026 at 9:56 AM
My brain still hurts from looking at pages of this all day, but I’m pleased to say I got the answer to my objective in the end.
Exploring an armigerous family from Essex, specifically looking at a branch in the early-mid 1400s.

#ManorialDocuments
#Genealogy
#FamilyHistory
February 25, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is your regular reminder that you should never neglect the water course in front of your house. It needs scouring and you know it.

Of course, should you fail to scour it you'll only end up being amerced by the Court Leet. And you wouldn't want that to happen now, would you?

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February 27, 2026 at 12:37 PM