Stafford Militia and the Saracen's Head
The document above signed by Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803), the Marquis of Stafford, refers to an Act passed by Parliament for the raising of military forces. The document describes the act which ...
The Battle of Hopton Heath, Staffordshire
Amongst the correspondence of Sir Richard Leveson is an account of the famous battle of Hopton Heath which took place on 19th March 1643. This battle was extremely important for Staffordshire’s Royalist ...
The End of The Millicent Sutherland Ambulance Unit
The Millicent Sutherland Ambulance disbanded at the end of the war in November 1918. The printed diary of the Unit from 1918 reflects on the end of the Unit’s life, the entry for November 22nd 1918 reading: ...
The First World War in the Newspapers: Millicent's Scrapbook
Amongst Duchess Millicent's papers is a large scrapbook of newspaper cuttings from August to November 1914, relating to events during the first months of the First World War. The scrapbook includes articles, ...
The Mansion House Committee and the Controversy over Corn
Many of the newspaper cuttings and booklets relating to England’s food supply concern imported Corn, particularly the ‘abolition of registration fees on imported corn’.
One document from the Leicestershire ...
The Millicent Sutherland Ambulance Car Convoy & Winston Churchill
When the town of Namur where the Millicent Sutherland Ambulance Unit was based was invaded and occupied by German troops, Millie returned to England and set about organising a Unit to transport wounded ...
The Millicent Sutherland Ambulance: Namur, August 1914
On 17th August the Millicent Sutherland Ambulance were sent to Namur and established their hospital in the convent of Les Soeurs de Notre Dame. On 22nd August German forces attacked Namur and the hospital ...
The Sutherland Papers and Civil War Politics
The Sutherland Papers include a copy of the Petition sent by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to the King on 8th September 1642.
Written just after the outbreak of war, the Petition featured ...
The Sutherland Papers and Royalist Propaganda
When reading documents in the Sutherland Papers as sources reporting events from the Civil War, it is important to examine the way in which they are written.
Accounts in the collection are primarily ...
The Sutherland Papers and the Outbreak of War
The opening stages of the Civil War produced many documents providing an insight into military preparations. The Sutherland Papers include examples of these documents including letters from King Charles ...
Threat to the Queen's Ships at Chatham
During the 1590s attention was focussed on improving the security of the Navy incase of foreign assault. Documents in the Sutherland Papers suggest that the security of the Navy was threatened in the ...
War with France: The Hanley Volunteer Association, 1803
The Sutherland Papers contain many documents which reflect the reaction of Staffordshire communities to national events throughout history, particularly during times of national crisis.
Throughout ...
Was the Armada really a Great English Victory?
Following the Armada, there was much speculation about how military tactics could be improved in the event of another foreign assault. Indeed, some accounts were critical of the methods which were employed ...
What can the Documents tell us about Public Opinion of the Food Supply Crisis?
Documents in the Sutherland Collection suggest that concern over England’s food supply in time of war was a prominent public issue in the early twentieth century.
The pamphlet above entitled ‘Labour ...
What were Beacons?
Many accounts of English defences during the Armada make reference to ‘Beacons’. Indeed, the term is used frequently in Sir John Leveson’s Papers.
Beacons played an extremely important role in defending ...
Why did the Duke establish an association concerned with food supply?
The documents relating to the work of the Association provide a detailed insight into the motivation behind its foundation. A booklet about the Association states that following ‘the War in South Africa’:
‘recent ...