Will of pioneering 18th-century businesswoman is among millions of historic Yorkshire records now released online
Family history website Ancestry has digitised the Prerogative Court of York records
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MPs call for apology to mothers who suffered ‘unimaginable trauma’ of forced adoption
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Lucy Worsley investigates her family history in new podcast
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18th century history: What was life like in Britain in the 18th century?
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