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The “Isle of Ely” is so called because it was only accessible by boat until the waterlogged Fens were drained in the 17th century. Still susceptible to flooding today, it was these watery surrounds that gave Ely its original name the ‘Isle of Eels’, a translation of the Anglo Saxon word ‘Eilig’. It was an Anglo Saxon princess, Saint ...
Aug 28, 2015 · August 28, 2015. 1. Charles Baker is the 72nd governor in the history of the commonweatlh of Massachusetts. In the last 100 years, 26 have presided from the Massachusetts governor’s office ...
However in 1643 Oliver Cromwell was made Governor of the Isle of Ely - to manage it, defend it and secure it against Royalist forces - which he did. And it was in that capacity that in 1644 Oliver also wrote a famous letter to William Hitch, telling him in no uncertain terms to cut down on the choir, the music and show and concentrate on the ...
In 1086 Domesday Book (fn. 26) recorded Ely as assessed at 10 hides, with land for 20 plough-teams: 5 hides were in the demesne, with 5 plough-teams and capacity for a sixth. There were 40 villeins, each holding 15 acres; they shared the 14 plough-teams. There were 28 cottars and 20 serfs.
Ely Cathedral, like nearly all medieval English cathedrals, saw many different phases of construction. Major building projects in the Middle Ages were both expensive and time-consuming, so renovations and additions were made piecemeal rather than all at once.The long period of time means that by looking at Ely, we can get a sense of each of the most important medieval English architectural ...
Description: Autograph letter signed : Haddenham, Isle of Ely, to an unidentified recipient, 1907 April 17., Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925., , , MA 13300
Ely ( / ˈiːli / ⓘ EE-lee) is a cathedral city and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about 14 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Cambridge, 24 miles (39 km) south east of Peterborough and 80 miles (130 km) from London. As of the 2021 census, Ely is recorded as having a population of 19,200 (rounded to ...
