01/11/2026
✨November blog post round-up!✨
Here is our monthly round-up of blog posts coming out this November. To visit our blog page, click the link in our bio.
1 November - 1676 Inventory of Middleton Hall #13: The Parlour and Dining Room
2 November - 1676 Inventory of Middleton Hall #14: The Spinning House
3 November - 1526 Middleton Accounts #66 - In this post Sir Henry Willoughby is purchasing wick yarn to make candles.
4 November - 1676 Inventory of Middleton Hall #15: The Washhouse, Laundry and Linen Chamber
5 November - 1676 Inventory of Middleton Hall #16: The Bread Room and Kitchen
6 November - 1676 Inventory of Middleton Hall #17: The Dairy and Cheese Chamber
7 November - 1676 Inventory of Middleton Hall #18: The Brewhouse, Bottling House and Buttery
8 November - 1676 Inventory of Middleton Hall #19: The Cellars
9 November - 1676 Inventory of Middleton Hall #20: The Larders
10 November - 1676 Inventory of Middleton Hall #21: The Hall, Gallery, Lobby & Stair Head
11 November - 1526 Middleton Accounts #67 - In this post Sir Henry Willoughby's servants are attending Lenton Fair.
12 November - 1526 Middleton Accounts #68 - In this post Sir Henry pays toward an ale (feast) made by a poor man of Aston.
15 November – World Peacock Day: The Peacock in Francis Willughby's Ornithologia.
16 November – World Falconry Day: Falconry in Francis Willughby's Ornithologia.
17 November - Global Bookkeeping Week - The pioneering use of the double-entry bookkeeping system for the Willoughby accounts in the 17th century. This surprising aspect is classified as one of the things that makes Middleton Hall a site of national importance.
18 November - 1526 Middleton Accounts #69 - In this post Sir Henry receives a present from Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter.
21 November - National Tree Week – The various species of oak tree at Middleton Hall.
22 November - 1526 Middleton Accounts #70 – In this post Sir Henry purchases "spices" at Coventry. Spices at this time have a very wide meaning and include items such as biscuits, soap and even paper!
30 November - Remembrance Day for Lost Species: The Dodo from Francis Willughby's Ornithologia.