Thomas Smith, Bishop of Carlisle, has featured on this blog already. I didn’t then mention Thomas Smith’s library. When he died, in 1702, Bishop Thomas Smith left his library to Carlisle Cathedral...Read More
Lang Will: Grahams of Cumberland – part two Cumbrian Grahams are likely descended from the notorious reiver clan, who were infamous in the 16th century. The big question is: who were the reiver Grah...Read More
