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Family Fortunes: The Winstanleys and Braunstone – historic talk
Heritage Open Day: Dr Susan Barton will deliver a lecture on 'Family Fortunes: Braunstone, the Civil War and the Winstanleys', as featured in her new book. Join Dr Susan Barton as she explores how a momentous national event, the Civil War of 1642 to 1651, had a lasting local impact. The Royalist Hastings family had been Lords of the Manor since Medieval times but, as a consequence of their loyalty to King Charles I, their fortune was lost. Their estate at Braunstone was sold to James Winstanley, a Gray’s Inn lawyer from Lancashire in 1650. In 1776, James’ descendants commissioned Braunstone Hall where the Winstanleys lived until 1926.
Friday 19 September
St Anne’s Church Hall, 89 Letchworth Road, Leicester, Leicestershire LE3 6FN
Fri 19 Sep:2pm – 3pm ; Free Entry.
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