For some summer reading – a compilation of some of my recent blog posts on ancient and more modern Oakham and Rutland history.
The street topography of early Oakham. A post that considers how the street of Oakham and the surrounding areas might have been configured in the Anglo-Saxon and Norman periods (December 8th 2024)
Public Transport in Oakham from the 1960s to the present. A blog that looks how road and rail transport in and through Oakham has developed and degraded over the last 60 years. (November 15th 2024)
Oakham roofs. A photo blog simply showing the upper floors and roofs of the buildings on the north side of the High Street in Oakham. For no other reason than I like roofs. The history is implicit rather than explicit (July 23rd 2024)
Commemorating the 1000th Anniversary of the birth of Queen Edith. An address / sermon delivered by me at All Saints Oakham on March 10th 2024, at a Choral Evensong during the Queen Edith Festival (11th March 2024)
Rutland – an enigmatic history – a further speculative consideration of three oddities about the early history of Rutland (2nd February 2024)
Rutland and the Hwicce Some further thoughts on the County of Rutland and its association with the Hwiccan tribe of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire (30th December 2023)
The Origin of Rutland – some speculations on the early history of the area where I now live (2nd December 2023)
For more see https://profchrisbaker.com/historical-studies/rutland-history/
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