This unique book traces the lives of thirteen generations of David’s family back to the time of King Henry V111 of England through to modern times.

It examines how religious upheaval, repeated plague visits, threats of invasion, civil war, dynastic changes, the Industrial Revolution, and the strengthening of parliamentary rule all impacted on the lives of English people, including David’s family.

This is the first of five books planned by Leicester born author David Gregory.

David has lived in Leicestershire all his life and has spent the last forty years living in the village of Glenfield, which is about five miles from Desford, where is ancestors farmed 500 years ago.

Before beginning his family’s history, David knew nothing about their roots in Peckleton and Desford. An even bigger surprise was that his great-grandmother’s family had been farmers in Glenfield for centuries, farming the land where he now lives.

The second book of the series, which David is already writing is about his great-grandmother’s family in Glenfield