A History of the Attwell Family 1200-1650

Set in medieval Tudor and Stuart England we discover how the family became involved with the secretive Knights Templar and then spread around the country. There were great landowners associated with Kings and Queens. Some were persecuted arrested imprisoned tortured and suffered horrific executions. One followed the Mayflower to New England only to fall victim to native Indians. We find wonderful cases of jury fixing insurrection Lollardry murder and false imprisonment. There were clandestine meetings hidden treasures forfeiture of lands and piracy against the Spanish. There was a murderous monk who became personal servant to the King; a Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen who was also the King's mistress; a designer of Warships and co-founder of the Royal Society. We have Lords of the Manor Elizabethan Actors who knew Shakespeare and even a martyred Saint. These extraordinary tales of our ancestors' lives make this book compelling reading.