Richard EdmundsAug 22, 201817 min readA two-century family odyssey in Spitalfields - part 2 - French Huguenot talesSeven years after Edward Clarke’s death, yet more of my ancestors are recorded living in Spitalfields, and again at Corbett’s Court....
Richard EdmundsAug 22, 20189 min readA two-century family odyssey in Spitalfields - Part 1 Jack the Ripper, Poverty, Pie and Mash This month I published The Early Silk Weavers of London and Spitalfields (1520-1720), an account of the establishment of the silk trade...