Sir Thomas Denys: the Doccombe Lord Farmer who lived under 8 different sovereigns
Sir Thomas Denys 1477-1561 Lord Farmer of Doccombe Manor from c1508 to 1561 Sir Thomas Denys was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Denys...
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- Jan 30, 2021
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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