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Bloody Ties — My Link To The Border Reivers And Carlisle’s Cursing Stone

Bloody Ties — My Link To The Border Reivers And Carlisle’s Cursing Stone

A brief history of my family’s involvement in pillage and bloodshed.
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The Duffer's Diary
Gen Tales: The Volga Germans

Gen Tales: The Volga Germans

Immigrants in the land of their birth
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
Two William O’Durges and the Battle of Drogheda

Two William O’Durges and the Battle of Drogheda

An Irish massacre and unclear family origins
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
The Mystery of My Great-Grandfather’s Origins

The Mystery of My Great-Grandfather’s Origins

Documentation can only tell us so much
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
Homophobia Likely Caused the Despenser Wars

Homophobia Likely Caused the Despenser Wars

Edward II, Queen Isabella, and the execution of Hugh Despenser
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
Medieval Ancestors: The Marshal Earls of Pembroke

Medieval Ancestors: The Marshal Earls of Pembroke

Was the childless succession due to ambition or a curse?
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
Rebellious Ancestors and a Mark on History

Rebellious Ancestors and a Mark on History

Discovering the misfits among the nobility in my family tree
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
The Livery and Merchants’ Guilds of London — From the Middle Ages to the American Colonies

The Livery and Merchants’ Guilds of London — From the Middle Ages to the American Colonies

My ancestors’ roles in trade and colonization
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
The Aristocratic Pendulum and Effects on Lineages and Names

The Aristocratic Pendulum and Effects on Lineages and Names

Legacy was defined by lands, titles, children, and marriage
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
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