Jack of Newbury

Jack of Newbury is a legendary figure of early Tudor England. However, you have to get the right one, out of several, including four generations of the same family where the heir was named John

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Was your ancestor a criminal?

18th C English Law drew a distinction between public and private offences, the former being criminal and the latter being civil . Private offences included assault and battery, slander, libel, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment and abduction.

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