Trace the history of your house

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Melanie Backe-Hansen from BBC Two’s A House Through Time shares her

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine

19 September, 2023

Who Do You Think You Are?

Crime and punishment

Crime has always been popular with family historians. We all love a rogue (up to a point, anyway), and finding out you’re related to one can lead to some interesting avenues of research. The more seri

Who Do You Think You Are?

Think outside the box

Most of us have unfortunate brick walls in our family trees – those frustrating relations who seem to have appeared into the world as if from nowhere. Perhaps a person does not feature in the baptism

Period Living

Back-to-backs

Discover the last surviving court of houses that once dominated the Midlands, and hear the stories of the workers who built Britain’s second city

Family Tree

Further records of the crown

This is one in a series of articles; the intention is to provide an overview of useful family and local history records in existence, covering the period 1066-1485. Each article can be enjoyed as a st

BBC History Magazine

Why are we so hung up with historical dates?

I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w

Who Do You Think You Are?

Asylum records

This World Mental Health Day (10 October), take a moment to reflect on the experiences of our ancestors who were mentally ill. How were they looked after, and where? Before the mid-18th century, the U

Who Do You Think You Are?

Crime and punishment

Who Do You Think You Are?

Think outside the box

Period Living

Back-to-backs

Discover the last surviving court of houses that once dominated the Midlands, and hear the stories of the workers who built Britain’s second city

Family Tree

Further records of the crown

BBC History Magazine

Why are we so hung up with historical dates?

Who Do You Think You Are?