England in 1638

Written by: Leo Lawton December 31, 2018 In the early 1600s it was within the rights of the English king to tax those shires that bordered on the sea for money to build ships during a time of war. In 1634 King Charles I placed a tax on all shires, inland as well as those bordering the sea. This was […]

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Richard Lawton – Born about 1500, England

Written by: Leo Lawton August 18, 2016 Around the year 1500 Richard Lawton was born, but I can’t tell you exactly where nor when. He grew to be a man near Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, and married a local young lady whose surname was Purrier about the year 1520. As one might expect they had 5 known children. One was known […]

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Lawton Coat of Arms

In days of old, when knights were bold, and muskets not invented, men would go, to meet their foe, with ready lance, contented. The Lawton Coat of Arms is described as: Argent on a fess between three cross-lets fitche sable, a cinquefoil of first, pierced of the second. Crest-A demi-wolf salient regardant argent, vulned in the back gule, and licking […]

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English History & The Lawton Family

Written by: Leo Lawton May 14, 2011 This is a history of England and the Lawton Family as they intermingle. In places you may find it a little humorous. It was meant to be. However, it is not that farcical, and is a correct history. History and Stuff 1 A fellow by the name of Henry Tudor was born a […]

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Isaac Lawton – Born 1730

A Little History Written by: Leo Lawton January 2, 2022 At the end of the Revolutionary War there were several factions yet at odds. Obviously Great Britain and the several Colonies were not at ease with each other. Another faction to be considered was numerous separate American Native tribes. The newly separated colonists were not too fond of those Natives […]

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English History

Written by : Leo Lawton Want some history on a rainy afternoon? One August, in an archaeological dig the skeletal remains of Richard III were located beneath an automobile parking lot in Leicester, England. So what, you might ask. It’s like this: He was King Richard III from 1483 through 1485, by virtue of the fact he killed off a […]

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Of Kings & Things

By: Leo Lawton Henry Tudor was born a Welshman in 1457, although he descended from both the Plantagenets and the House of Lancaster. Not yet thirty years of age, he slew King Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, and soon made himself known as King Henry VII. He united his red rose of Lancaster with the […]

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