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The only serious fighting in Norfolk during the civil war was at King's Lynn, where Royalist sympathies were strongest. In April 1643 Parliament investigated King's Lynn and ordered the detention of the town's prominent Royalists. That August, on the assurance that Royalist forces would soon arrive, the town declared openly for the King.
King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, [2] is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is 36 miles (58 km) north-east of Peterborough , 44 miles (71 km) north-north-east of Cambridge and 44 miles (71 km) west of Norwich .
Events from the year 1643 in England. This is the second year of the First English Civil War , fought between Roundheads ( Parliamentarians ) and Cavaliers ( Royalist supporters of King Charles I ).
The king takes control of the town from the bishop. From then on it is known as King's Lynn: 1572: Thatched roofs are banned to reduce the risk of fire 1605: Greenland Fishery House is built 1643: During the civil war, King's Lynn is captured by a parliamentary army 1665: Plague strikes 1683: The Custom House is built 1708
Agnus Dei. Thomas Thursby (died 9 August 1510 [1]), was a merchant, three times Mayor of King's Lynn and the founder and benefactor of Thoresby College.He was the son of Henry Thursby, four times Mayor of Lynn and Burgess for Lynn, [1] in turn son of John Thursby, Mayor of Lynn Regis 1425 [2] and Deputy-Mayor 1435. [1]
Minster Church, King's Lynn, former Benedictine priory church. The Benedictine Priory, King's Lynn, was a medieval monastery in Norfolk, England.It was founded in 1100 in King's Lynn by Herbert de Losinga, bishop of Norwich, as a small monastic house supporting the church of St Margaret founded at the same time.
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The First English Civil War battle of Lansdowne, or Lansdown, was fought on 5 July 1643, at Lansdowne Hill, near Bath, Somerset, England.Although the Royalists under Lord Hopton forced the Parliamentarians under Sir William Waller to retreat from their hilltop position, they suffered so many casualties themselves and were left so disordered and short of ammunition that an injured Hopton was ...