Defenders of the Faith, loyal to the Crown: the experience

of the Catholic Gentry of Yorkshire, 1600-1900

Read a full article on Brandsby under the management of Hugh Fairfax-Cholmeley. How did Hugh remember his birthplace in Italy? What did Alice Moverley wear, the day they married in 1903? What news is there of the Fairfax-Cholmeley history and the Brandsby estate? What news is there of the next generation of Fairfax-Cholmeleys from New Zealand and China. Also some more history! Keep reading!

See new exciting article on the history of the contribution of the Fairfaxes and the Cholmeleys as Catholic Gentry up to the beginning of the 20th century.