Tag Archives: Jerninghams

CCC#50: Game of Cheats

Posted on October 24, 2019 by crispina kemp

When, circa 1260, Walter Jernegan married Isabel FitzOsbert he could not have known that her brother would die without heirs. And that the line of Isabel’s cousin John de Nougon would also fail, this at his grandson. Thus it mattered … Continue reading →

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Whither Shall I Wander

Posted on October 19, 2014 by crispina kemp

Indecisions. I had spent last weekend poring over maps, trying to decide where next to walk. Would it be the bus to Morton-on-the-Hill then a walk back to Taverham through the Wensum Valley? Road walking, leafy lanes. It had its … Continue reading →

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The Gentry Game

Posted on April 28, 2013 by crispina kemp

The Gentry Game, prelude to Part 4 of the Jerningham Story is now (belatedly) available on Crimsons History.

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From Vikings to Roses

Posted on April 13, 2013 by crispina kemp

Last week saw the start of a new series of posts on crimson’s history featuring the Jerningham family. Though the series begins in the colourful courts of the Tudor monarchs, it progresses back, tracing the family to its Viking roots. Both historical and genealogical in … Continue reading →

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Lady In Green

Posted on April 6, 2013 by crispina kemp

The Lady in Green was the first story I wrote, outside of school. It sprawled across eight pages of a red Silverline exercise book. I was nine years old. It was inspired by a local legend, only part-heard. The Lady … Continue reading →

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