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This
volume is an account of the Holbeche (Holbech) family of Warwickshire.
It begins with the family’s origins in medieval times at Holbeach
in Lincolnshire where they were knights and landowners. The reasons for
the relocation of the family in late medieval times to Warwickshire are
explored in detail. Then the rise of the family in local society is outlined
until the end of the nineteenth century. The Holbeche family is associated
with many Warwickshire locations including Fillongley, Solihull, Knowle,
Warwick, Maxstoke, Stoneleigh, Farnborough and Sutton Coldfield. A description
is given of each branch of the family which includes important national
links to Oliver Cromwell, Charles I, the British monarchs of the eighteenth
century, Cambridge University and the London distilling industry. The
story of this fascinating family illustrates many of the religious changes
undertaken by the country after the English Reformation initiated by Henry
VIII. It stretches from the battlefields of the Wars of the Roses until
Victorian times. The family also includes the only person to record the
beginnings of rugby football and the exploits of William Webb Ellis. |
