Brief Life History of Nicholas
When Nicholas Sheffield was born after 1334, in Carlton, Yorkshire, England, his father, Sir Thomas Sheffield, was 8705 and his mother, Agnes FitzAlan, was 8702.
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1337 · The Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War between France and England was largely due to the question of legitimate succession to the French crown.
1382 · Wycliffe's Bible
John Wycliffe, English theologian and professor at the University of Oxford, completed a translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate into Middle English. This translation is known as Wycliffe's Bible and was completed around 1382.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name principally from Sheffield (Yorkshire), but perhaps also from Sheffield Bottom in Burghfield (Berkshire), or Sheffield Park in Fletching (Sussex). The Yorkshire place takes its name from the river Sheaf, itself from Old English scēath ‘boundary’, + Old English feld ‘open country’, while the Berkshire placename derives from Old English scēo ‘shelter’ + feld. The Sussex placename comes from Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + feld.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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