Richard EdmundsMay 21, 20216 min 157 Brick LaneSandwiched between two rival Beigel shops, a legacy of 19th century Jewish settlement in East London, lies the Georgian façade of 157...
Richard EdmundsAug 22, 201817 minA 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 minA 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...
Richard EdmundsAug 14, 20186 minThe Arrival of the HuguenotsI am pleased to announce the first of my updated and revised reprints of my 2013 Huguenot series of books, The Early Silk Weavers of...