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Jan 30

The Katenkamps: trials & tribulations of a Devon merchant family

While researching Doccombe we found a poignant family memoir of Herman Katenkamp who leased the manor from Canterbury Cathedral from 1755...

May 2, 2020

Sir John Shilston: Doccombe's Tudor Upstart

In 1515 Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's sister, married the Duke of Suffolk, the king' best friend & the brother-in-law of a Doccombe tenant!

Apr 4, 2020

The Manorial Court: did the tenants behave badly?

The transcripts of the manorial courts are the most complete set of Doccombe's manorial records. They cover from 1275 to 1814, albeit...

Mar 31, 2020

The Farmers: bandit, murdered lawyer, executioner & spy

A Doccombe Farmer was Rector of Moreton Church - when he was not rustling cattle on Dartmoor.

Mar 21, 2020

The monastic overlords: cruel or kind?

The painting of Eadwine dates from c1160 and so he may have written down some of Doccombe's early manorial records? Founded in 597,...

Mar 20, 2020

Who was William de Tracy?

Much of his life has been shrouded by myths. As the leading authority on Becket’s murderers has opined: ‘The Tracy descent is a veritable...

Mar 19, 2020

St Thomas Becket: what was the connection?

Thomas Becket’s death was one of the most infamous events of Medieval England. It is also one of those national events that impacted on...

Mar 18, 2020

Doccombe Manor: what's the story?

On December 29th 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered by four knights in Canterbury Cathedral. This was the culmination of a...

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Doccombe Manor

The Murderer's Gift