Various political, social, and religious issues faced our ancestors. These were often dramatically different than anything that we [our generation] have faced. For my own family, growing up Protestant, Republican, and bleeding "blue" [Go Big Blue] in the Bluegrass of Kentucky, only to find out that my ancestors were Catholic, Monarchist, and literally bled their own blood, was a surprise.
The Tudor family [Welsh] brought my Y-chromosome to the eastern side of Offa's Dyke. Trying to understand this migration presented a number of brick walls. The book by Norman Jones [cover shown above] provided many insights to this period of my family tree. A focus on the issues that consumed the lives of my ancestors are given around the 1560's England. Family values and making a living are presented. How one did this as a Catholic family from Wales took some time to sort through. What a deal. A good read for those who share the same family tree branches.
"The Birth of the Elizabethan Age England In The 1560's" by Norman Jones [A good Welsh surname!] First published 1993, Blackwell Publishers Ltd., Cambridge, MA.
