Don’t miss the next event
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A Place in History is officially published on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. There will be a launch event at the book department of Jarrold’s store in Norwich at 12.30pm, including readings from the book.
1600 The Ber Street duel
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In October 1600 two men met in a deadly duel outside Norwich’s Ber Street gates. The result was a severed limb, and a scrap that went down in Norfolk legend.
1820 Science versus Bottom
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In July, 1820, a crowd of 20,000 fight fans from Norfolk and London went to North Walsham. They were there to see a display of open air, bare-knuckle boxing. It was a golden age for the noble art.