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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...
Feb 27, 2023
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...
Jan 30, 2021
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!
May 2, 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...
Apr 4, 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 31, 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 21, 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 20, 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 19, 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...
Mar 18, 2020
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