James Northcote, Devon Character
Highlights of the long life of Plymouth's noted artist and raconteur
View ArticleSir Lewis Stukeley, Devon Villain
Chronicling the shameful betrayal of Sir Walter Raleigh by 'Judas' Stukeley
View ArticleChagford, Devon Place
A picturesque market town with an industrial past on the eastern fringe of Dartmoor
View ArticleScorhill stone circle near Chagford, Devon antiquity
Scorhill stone circle: an ancient monument on Dartmoor to the west of Chagford
View ArticleAffeton, Devon Place (expanded)
The ancestral home of the Stucleys deep in the heart of rural Mid Devon
View ArticleEarly Devon Topographers, Devon History
Some reflections on the Devon topographers of the Stuart period and their work
View ArticleHeywood Castle, Devon Antiquity
About the earthwork remains of two nearby Norman fortifications
View ArticleSpinster's Rock near Chagford, Devon antiquity (expanded)
Spinster's Rock: an ancient neolithic burial chamber near Chagford. A much expanded version of the original article.
View ArticleJames Perrott - Dartmoor guide, Devon Character
Bringing to life the renowned 19th century Dartmoor guide.
View ArticleExeter and the Cornish rebellions of 1497, Devon History
How Exeter withstood the two Cornish rebellions of 1497.
View ArticleThe Oxenham Omen, Devon Oddities
How a catchpenny pamphlet and an unsent letter combined to propagate a myth concerning the death of members of an ancient Devon family.
View ArticleOrdnance Survey Map of Devon
An Ordnance Survey dynamic map of Devon is now accessible from the content menu.
View ArticleSheepwash, Devon Place
An attractive village in the rural heartland of North Devon near the River Torridge.
View ArticleHound Tor, Devon Antiquity
Dartmoor's mighty granite pile, and why it didn't inspire Arthur Conan Doyle after all.
View ArticleThe Prayer Book Rebellion - part 1, Devon History
Phase one: from resistance to the Reformation in West Cornwall in late 1547 to the advance on Exeter in June 1549.
View ArticleThe Prayer Book Rebellion - part 2, Devon History
Phase two: the events leading up to the siege of Exeter
View ArticleThe Prayer Book Rebellion - part 4, Devon History
Phase four: the relief of Exeter after victory for the royalist forces under Lord Russell in a series of fierce battles
View ArticleThe Prayer Book Rebellion - part 5, Devon History
Phase five: the rebels' last stand at Sampford Courtenay and the aftermath of the rebellion
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