John Speed's atlas, 1676
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Library volunteer Myra Amor introduces John Speed and his Theatre of the empire of Great-Britain and A prospect of the most famous parts of the World published in 1676.
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Baptisms, marriages and burial registers
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Facsimile and transcriptions of the baptism, marriage and burial registers of Rochester Cathedral.
Read MoreBlack Boy Alley, Rochester
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‘Black Boy’ can be found in the names of many UK pubs, roads and pathways. Rochester’s Black Boy Alley has an origin back in the years after the English Civil War.
Read MoreActs of Parliament 1649 and 1650: a paradise lost?
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Randolph Jones writes about a revolutionary time when the future and soul of the country hung in the balance.
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