People tend to think the Norman Conquest began in 1066, on a battlefield. But the fuse was lit a decade earlier, and rather closer to home. It… Read more “How Northampton Caused the Norman Conquest”

During his travels across Britain, writer Daniel Defoe stopped by Boughton House. His hosts showed him a spring which they insisted would “petrify” anything left within its… Read more “The Petrifying Spring of Boughton”

Kettering in the early Nineteenth Century was a centre of the shoemaking trade; not yet with the great factories of later years, but a growing trade that… Read more “Kettering’s Shoemaking Revolution”

As the nights grow longer and the mists settle over Northamptonshire’s lanes, tales begin to stir … tales of strange happenings and things best left behind locked… Read more “The Demon Doll of Finedon”

This evening (19 September) will see our local rugby team, Northampton Saints, face off against Saracens from North London. But let’s take a look at some of… Read more “Northamptonshire’s Saints”

Kettering Town Kettering’s earliest recorded Coat of Arms was issued in 1938. Swipe or click along to see the labels and captions. Kettering Borough/District The Borough of… Read more “Kettering’s Coats of Arms Annotated”