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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the settlement in the 17th century of French and Walloon refugees, who helped in the reclamation and long remained an important element in Thorney. The refugees were first admitted on condition of being allowed to … that French was still spoken by the descendants of the refugees in private conversation, 21 and a court roll of 1748 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of the war, some of them billeted in the town. Belgian refugees were also accommodated, and in 1917 children …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to Blenheim Palace, and an influx of middle-class refugees from London. 85 After the war another hotel, the …