#chedgzoy
3 posts tagged “chedgzoy”
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From Handwritten Notes to AI: Forty Years Researching the Chedgzoy Name
Forty years researching the Chedgzoy and Chedzoy surname, from 1980s handwritten notes, graveyards and microfiche to AI-assisted research today, and why I share it all for free.
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The Brothers of Chedzoy
A Roots-style historical novella: two brothers of a Somerset Levels family, the Chedzoys of Stoke St Gregory, named long ago for the village of Chedzoy, join the 1685 Monmouth Rebellion, and only one survives Sedgemoor, the Bloody Assizes and transportation to Jamaica. Based on the real Edward Chedsey.
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Sam Chedgzoy: The Footballer Who Changed the Corner-Kick Rule
Sam Chedgzoy, the Everton and England winger who exploited a loophole in the 1924 corner-kick law and forced the rules of football to be rewritten. A short history of the man behind the rule.