1/5 Anne (née Cooke) Bacon was 19 when Henry VIII died. As evangelical reformists prepared to extend the relatively benign reforms begun during Henry’s reign, Anne’s father, Sir Anthony Cooke, was appointed one of young Edward’s new King’s Visitors.

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The Roman settlement of Verulamium grew out of Verlamion soon after the Roman invasion; in 60 CE it was attacked during Boudica's great uprising against Roman rule, along with Colchester and London. #StAlbans www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

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Now discounted in our summer sale. "A positive treasure trove of information both on individual parks and on the workings of medieval parklands generally" Essex Gardens Trust www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Sevenoaks Fair featured local businesses, theatre, a menagerie and less 'acceptable' entertainment. The Fairs Act 1871 gave locals a chance to abolish it. The working classes objected because it provided the chance to buy cheap clothing. It closed in 1874. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Sevenoaks

Now discounted in our summer sale! Were place-name clusters in Mercia strategic? Sarah J. Wager questions the evidence and offers new insights. #Mercia www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

25% off in our summer sale! “A scholarly delight… superbly written and illustrated, with an excellent bibliography and index.” Jane Tunesi www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

What did it mean to be a doctor in Victorian England? Jane Pearson’s new book explores how Colchester’s doctors transformed their profession after the 1858 Medical Act. Book launch: 24 June 2026 • 7:30pm Colchester Hospital, Postgraduate Medical Centre www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/even...

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"Pugging" is the process of mixing clay with water so that it can be moulded. The raw clay, along with ash and chalk, was tipped into the top of the barrel and the 'pugged' clay extruded from a hole at the bottom. Learn more about Victorian brick making here: www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Bricks

Out now! The Poor Law posed both moral and professional challenges. *Colchester's Victorian Doctors* highlights the doctors who served the town's poorest with dedication. #PoorLaw www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

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Join us for the launch of “Colchester’s Victorian Doctors: The Business of Healing” by Jane Pearson. 📅 24 June 2026 • 🕑 7:30pm 📍 Postgraduate Medical Centre, Colchester Hospital This is a free event with an author talk, book signing & refreshments. Booking required. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/even...

"This is an impressive book which, in general, wears its wide-ranging and deep scholarship relatively lightly, to the great benefit of the reader." Andrew Walker, International Journal of Regional and Local History www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

"Kate Thompson has trawled a range of sources such as record books, newspapers, minutes and scrapbooks to provide a fascinating picture of a type of educational service that receives nothing like the attention of other institutions." The Local Historian www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Local politics, public health battles, and the rise of modern medicine – all in one #Essex town. *Colchester's Victorian Doctors* is a detailed look at how much one community transformed. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Broadland's working landscapes were once shaped by the seasonal rhythm of reed cutting. Peter Henry Emerson's “Reed Cutters” (1892) – offers a vivid glimpse into life on the open fen, where labourers harvested reeds for thatching and marsh management. Discover more: www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

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“Dr Craig Owen Jones’s book is… a major advance, and extremely welcome. Anyone interested in native Welsh castles would benefit from reading it.” Hugh Brodie, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

How did local doctors respond to poor living conditions, epidemics, and the challenges of the Poor Law system? Jane Pearson reveals the compassion and resilience of medical officers working with the town's most vulnerable residents. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Colchester

Out now in paperback! “Praying men, fighting men, and working men” - King Alfred’s words remind us that medieval England was built on the labour of its peasants. This volume brings together essays that build on Rosamond Faith’s influential work. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

1850s Wandsworth saw rapid suburbanisation as the spread of railways across the area brought house-building in its wake. The railway companies sold any unused land to builders. The South London Chronicle noted that everyone was profiting except the public. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Wandsworth

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"This is thorough, well-illustrated with archive pictures, and of interest to readers way beyond Hertfordshire." Historic Gardens Foundation Newsletter www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Deborah Spring will be giving a talk this Saturday in the Alban Room at St Albans Cathedral called "The Bacons and Religious Change in Tudor England" as part of the #Bacon400 commemorations. The event is sold out, but you can read more about her research here. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Behind Francis Bacon’s revolutionary thinking stood a remarkable Tudor scholar: Lady Anne Bacon. As #Bacon400 commemorations begin, delve into the biography that tells her remarkable story. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

By October 1797 more than 200 children had been admitted to the Asylum for the Infant Poor on the outskirts of Birmingham. It was presented as a refuge or place of safety, despite the reality that most children spent their days in the asylum's workshops. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Most people in medieval England were peasants. How did they cultivate the land, and how were they classified by those they supported? This volume explores essays from the 8th–14th centuries, spanning Devon to Staffordshire, on agriculture and social hierarchy. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Before the Medical Act of 1858, most doctors were independent entrepreneurs competing for patients. After the Act everything changed. This book uncovers how this shift reshaped daily medical practice in Colchester – and the lives of ordinary people. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #HistoryofMedicine

This year St Albans is honouring Sir Francis Bacon 400 years after his death – but the story begins with his brilliant mother, Lady Anne Bacon. Explore her life, influence, and intellect in Deborah Spring’s Lady Anne Bacon. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #FrancisBacon400

"Superb scholarly detective work" Rebecca Fraser, Writer & Broadcaster www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Tudors

"with extensive footnotes, pertinent illustrations and a comprehensive index, this is a book I would recommend you read, to inform and educate, about this sensitive subject and about the history of Fairfield" Jane Tunesi, Hertfordshire People www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

In 'The Country Housewife's Companion' Ellis shares recipes and 'profitable directions for whatever relates to the management and good oeconomy of the domestick concerns of a country-life'. Was it a 'puff' to sell his wares or a good self-help guide? www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Agriculture

"Pearson and Rayner are to be commended for opening up the uncharted territory of gender relations in Victorian Colchester and for carefully positioning their local study in relation to other scholarly works on prostitution." Joseph Cozens, Urban History www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Colchester

This is St Albans union workhouse, built in 1836–7. The workhouse was an important and much-hated feature of life in St Albans. It had 233 paupers in residence in 1851 and 190 in 1901, more than a third of whom were aged seventy or over. For more: www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #StAlbans

"Specialists in the history of landscape and rural society may turn to this monograph as an exemplary contribution" www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Coming Soon! In ‘Colchester's Victorian Doctors’, historian Jane Pearson explores how local doctors transformed not only their profession but the health of the town itself. Publication date: 1 June 2026. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #EssexHistory #Colchester

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This pic shows a milestone from the nine mile brick wall that once enclosed James I’s extraordinary hunting park at Theobalds in Hertfordshire. Now preserved in Cedars Park, it’s one of the last remaining markers of the king’s vast estate. For more, visit: www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Stuarts

"Excellently illustrated throughout with a bibliography, I would recommend this book to the local historian and anyone with connections to Letchworth. It is a valuable addition to the history of the town." Jane Tunesi, Hertfordshire People www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

"The essays are well produced... it is well illustrated with black-and-white images and has a section of color photographs. One of the many exciting #GardenHistory publications that have appeared over the past couple of years." Journal of British Studies www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

"Deborah Spring provides an expertly researched, detailed and highly comprehensive life of Anne Bacon. Well-written and full of detail, 'Lady Anne Bacon' is a wonderful addition to the growing body of works on Tudor women." Elizabeth Norton www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #WomensHistoryMonth

What if "tūn" meant more that "settlement"? Sarah J. Wager argues it was a land unit with rights – central to medieval power. Out now! #MedievalStudies www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...