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Many family historians find gaps in their family tree, someone may suddenly disappear, either for a period of time or permanently. There are many explanations for such disappearances, but one of the more common reasons is mental illness. Then, as now, some people had breakdowns in their health needing a spell in an institution. In the past, little distinction was made between the mentally ill and the mentally handicapped, indeed they were usually lumped together in the same institutions.This handbook aims to help you to find surviving medical records about your ancestors with a mental illness or a disability. It describes the history of how we approached mental illness, from medieval times to the present day. There are specialized chapters on the criminally insane, suicides, and records in Scotland and Ireland. There is also a chapter providing help on finding your ancestors who cared for and treated people in asylums.Kathy Chater has been tracing her family tree for forty years and writes and lectures widely on family history.
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Solution - Puzzle #1: Treason and plot
The words can be unjumbled as follows:
BLENHEIM + G
WESTMINSTER + U
WINDSOR + Y
RICHMOND + F
BUCKINGHAM + A
LAMBETH + W
KEW + K
HAMPTON COURT + E
ST JAMES’S + S
The name spelled out is GUY FAWKES, a figure involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 – which, if successful, would have blown up the Palace of Westminster.
Solution - Puzzle #2: Continental conundrum
The European cities are as follows:
MILAN
ANTWERP
TOULOUSE
ATHENS
HAMBURG
AMSTERDAM
ROME
ISTANBUL
The name hidden in the first letters of each city is Mata Hari, who was convicted of spying for Germany during the First World War.
Manufacturer/Publisher: Society of Genealogists
Binding: Paperback
Author: Kathy Chater
SKU: 9781907199325
Many family historians find gaps in their family tree, someone may suddenly disappear, either for a period of time or permanently. There are many explanations for such disappearances, but one of the more common reasons is mental illness. Then, as now, some people had breakdowns in their health needing a spell in an institution. In the past, little distinction was made between the mentally ill and the mentally handicapped, indeed they were usually lumped together in the same institutions.This handbook aims to help you to find surviving medical records about your ancestors with a mental illness or a disability. It describes the history of how we approached mental illness, from medieval times to the present day. There are specialized chapters on the criminally insane, suicides, and records in Scotland and Ireland. There is also a chapter providing help on finding your ancestors who cared for and treated people in asylums.Kathy Chater has been tracing her family tree for forty years and writes and lectures widely on family history.
We offer free standard UK delivery on all orders over £50.
Orders up to £30 are charged a flat fee of £4.95
Orders between £30.01 and £50 are charged a flat fee of £6.95.
Usual UK delivery timescale (excluding custom prints) is between 5 and 7 working days from the date of dispatch. Please allow up to 14 working days for delivery. For custom print delivery pricing and timescales see below. These timescales may vary especially when we have online sales and in the weeks before Christmas.
Delivery Worldwide
We can also ship most items worldwide.
For full details, including prices, click here.
Custom Prints
Your prints and frames will be handmade by King & McGaw at their Sussex workshop.
Unframed orders are shipped within 5 working days (normally shipped next day).
Framed orders are shipped within 20 working days.
Further information on delivery timescales for custom prints can be found here.
If you are not completely satisfied with your item you may return it within 28 days for a refund.
For further details on returns click here.
Unfortunately we cannot offer a refund on custom prints unless they are faulty or we have made a mistake. Custom prints are exempt as they are made to order.
Are you a subscriber to The National Archives mailing list? Sign up now to get our latest news -- and code crackers!
To mark the publication of Spydle, until the end of the year our e-newsletter will contain monthly taster puzzles – written exclusively for subscribers, with the solution published here.
Solution - Puzzle #1: Treason and plot
The words can be unjumbled as follows:
BLENHEIM + G
WESTMINSTER + U
WINDSOR + Y
RICHMOND + F
BUCKINGHAM + A
LAMBETH + W
KEW + K
HAMPTON COURT + E
ST JAMES’S + S
The name spelled out is GUY FAWKES, a figure involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 – which, if successful, would have blown up the Palace of Westminster.
Solution - Puzzle #2: Continental conundrum
The European cities are as follows:
MILAN
ANTWERP
TOULOUSE
ATHENS
HAMBURG
AMSTERDAM
ROME
ISTANBUL
The name hidden in the first letters of each city is Mata Hari, who was convicted of spying for Germany during the First World War.
