As the family enters the era just before Connop’s birth, the values of centuries — loyalty, learning, faith, and resilience — form a clear identity.
The household stands as a testament to how duty, lived quietly and consistently, shapes not only a name but the character of those who bear it.

A House Shaped by Duty

The Standard Carried Forward follows the Thirlwall family through the long years after Bosworth, moving from the quiet recovery of the late 15th century through the Tudor age, the Reformation, the rise of parish life in the north, the slow turn of centuries, and finally into the 18th-century world that will give rise to Connop Thirlwall, the scholar-bishop whose mind will shape the next chapter.

This album is not about war.
It is about continuity — how a family line persists through cultural shifts, dynastic change, and the steady passing of time.
It explores: resilience on the borderlands, faith in parish communities, the challenge and energy of the Reformation, the growth of scholarship, quiet, generational endurance, and the birth of a future historian and bishop.

If Album I was about one man’s loyalty,
Album II is about what loyalty becomes across centuries.

Faith in the Northern Parishes

The seasons continue, and with them the steady passing of time.
Customs evolve, clothing changes, towns grow, and new roads appear.
Through all these transformations, the Thirlwalls continue their work and maintain their place in the northern counties, carrying forward a name shaped by centuries of steady perseverance.

The Turning Centuries

In the early days after the battle, the fields grow still again.
Families return to their routines, carrying the weight of memory but moving forward with steady resolve. The landscape that saw armies pass now hears the quiet rhythm of daily life again, marking the beginning of a calmer era after a turning point in England’s history.

The Silence After Bosworth Field

A child is born who will become a scholar, a bishop, and a voice of integrity in the Victorian age.
Though he arrives in an era far removed from Bosworth, he inherits the steady strength of the generations before him.
This final track closes the album by preparing the ground for Album III, where Connop’s life, scholarship, and spiritual leadership take center stage.

The Birth of Connop

By the 1700s, the family thrives with children playing in fields, learning letters, and growing into new roles suited to their century.
Laughter, schooling, and household life fill their days.
The world continues to change, but the family’s warmth and stability remain the foundation for future generations.

Thirlwall Children of the 18th Year

The Tudor court in London turns with intrigue and ambition, but far from the capital, life unfolds at a slower pace.
The Thirlwalls navigate these years with care, maintaining their holdings, fulfilling duties, and raising children who know the importance of measured choices.
These are years of quiet endurance.

The Tudor Years of Quiet Survival

Stories of courage travel by word of mouth.
Fathers tell sons; mothers tell daughters.
The standard once lifted on the field becomes a symbol carried not in battle, but in the quiet pride of a household that remembers its place in the great chain of events.
Legacy settles gently into the fabric of family life.

The Passing of the Standard

A new dynasty rules England.
The Thirlwalls, like many northern families, adapt to shifting expectations while preserving the identity shaped by earlier generations.
Through farming, trade, and community life, they find their footing in a landscape changed by politics but familiar in its enduring rhythms.

Families Under a New Crown

Across England, new ideas begin to move quickly.
Preachers, pamphlets, and scholars carry fresh interpretations of scripture and governance.
The Thirlwalls witness changes in liturgy, practice, and leadership.
This is a time of energy and transformation, reshaping how families interact with their faith and their country.

Voices of the Reformation Tide

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