A History of the Attwell Family 1200-1650 - Third Edition in Colour

Download or read book A History of the Attwell Family 1200-1650 - Third Edition in Colour written by Bill Attwell and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Third Edition Colour Version contains much additional information about the Attwell Family. Set in medieval, Tudor and Stuart England, we discover how the family became involved with the secretive Knights Templar and then spread around the country. There were great landowners associated with Kings and Queens. Some were persecuted, arrested, imprisoned, tortured and suffered horrific executions. One followed the Mayflower to New England only to fall victim to native Indians. We find wonderful cases of jury fixing, insurrection, Lollardry, murder and false imprisonment. There were clandestine meetings, hidden treasures, forfeiture of lands, and piracy against the Spanish. There was a murderous monk who became personal servant to the King; a Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen, who was also the King's mistress; a designer of Warships and co-founder of the Royal Society. We have Lords of the Manor, Elizabethan Actors who knew Shakespeare and even a martyred Saint. These extraordinary tales of our ancestors' lives make this book compelling reading.