The History of the ’Strangers’ in Norfolk, by Norfolk Record Office

Visit the official Norfolk Record Office YouTube channel: During the sixteenth century many refugees arrived in Norfolk, from the Dutch and Flemish areas of the low countries- the areas we call Holland and Belgium. They settled in towns such as Norwich, where they improved the weaving industry and Great Yarmouth, where they worked on the fishing industry. This film uses documents held by the Norfolk Record Office to demonstrate the effect of these ’strangers’ moving into the county and their contribution to Norfolk which is still in evidence today.