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wendyf
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Has anyone else been watching Michael Wood's "Story of England"? He is tracing the of history of a Leicestershire Village. Its a joy of a programme, and highly recommended to anyone intersted in local history. It's been a pleasure to see the involvement of ex Time Team expert, Carenza.
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belle
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Posted - 15/10/2010 : 22:23
I've seen snippets, but hope to watch it in one go on catchup.. certainly enjoyed the bits I have seen but am surpirsed at how amny ancient docs they are handling without the statutory white gloves!
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Stanley
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Posted - 16/10/2010 : 08:20
Wendy, I noted Carenza, last time I saw her she was pregnant on Time Team. Always a favourite of mine. The programme is great and has raised questions in my mind particularly about the extent of education in the peasantry in the 14th century. I was surprised by the extent of literacy.
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wendyf
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Posted - 17/10/2010 : 09:35
I'm looking forward to watching it all again at some point. It was the bit about the strip field system that interested me, I knew about it but never really grasped how it worked. There was even an example of a place where it is still retained along with a jury who make judgements on whether farmers have ploughed too much or too little.
Belle, I'm no expert but the only time I have been asked to wear gloves when handling archive material was for photographs. I suppose the old deeds have been touched thousands of times, and being made of skin won't suffer from a few more fingerprints!
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newengland
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Posted - 09/12/2010 : 13:36
Ah, would like to see that!
Does anyone know if I can find it on the internet (legal) ?
Would be nice :)
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Tizer
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Posted - 09/12/2010 : 16:55
Belle, Wendy, the lack of gloves surprises me on a number of TV programmes of this type. We are asked to use gloves for old documents and maps in the record offices. It always seems to me to be worth the extra effort just in case. I think those people who are very careful will be OK but some folk jab fingers at documents and photos. Skin will always leave some grease on the material and nowadays it might be cosmetic creams rather than the greasy fingers of the old days!
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