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1600 Struggles over reform led to the formation of a series of 'Tuesday Lectures' to further 'true religion and conformity.'
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The Aldermen and Burgesses supported the lectures and attended in state. After the lecture they had a dinner and provided a pint of sack for the Lecturer.
1575 | Vicar and a Curate summoned to Lincoln by the Bishop and barred from preaching following clashes between the reformers and opponents. | |||
1580 | -1586 | Humphrey Travers - Vicar of North Grantham | ||
1581 | -1586 | Humphrey Travers, clerk, MA - Vicar of South Grantham | ||
1586 | -1600 | Robert Bryan, STP - Vicar of South Grantham | ||
1586 | -1596 | Robert Bryan, STP - Vicar of North Grantham | ||
1597 | -1608 | Stephen Lodington - Vicar of North Grantham | ||
1598 | Trigge (chained) library founded - still exists. More info | |||
1600 | -1624 | Struggles over reform led to the formation of a series of 'Tuesday Lectures' to further 'true religion and conformity.' More info | ||
1601 | -1607 | Nicholas Walker, Clk., S.T.P. Vicar of South Grantham | ||
1604 | Death of Francis Trigge, who donated books for the chained library in the Church | |||
1607 | -1626 | Thomas Dean, Clk. Vicar of South Grantham | ||
1608 | -1646 | Thomas Dilworth, Vicar of North Grantham | ||
1620 | -1630 | St Wulfram’s was in a dilapidated state and concern for its upkeep was low More info |
1597 | Water conduit built in Market Place, replacing existing building. Wool staple mark is on the building | |||
1604 | There was an epidemic that resulted in 327 deaths in Grantham |
1577 | Sir Francis Drake sailed round the world | |||
1584 | 4 Potatoes introduced into Europe. | |||
1588 | Tensions with Catholic Spain, culminating in Spanish Armada | |||
1600 | -1616 | William Shakespeare wrote many plays and sonnets | ||
1600 | -1640 | There was a growth in Puritanism | ||
1603 | -1625 | Union of England and Scotland by accession of James VI of Scotland to the English throne as James I . House of Stuart. | ||
1603 | Elizabeth I died. She was the last Tudor monarch. | |||
1604 | -1611 | James I commissioned a translation of the Bible in everyday English, which was published in 1611. We know it is as the King James Authorised Version. More info | ||
1605 | Gunpowder Plot by Catholic rebels, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up parliament | |||
1619 | African slaves first imported into North America | |||
1620 | The Pilgrim Fathers sailed to America in the Mayflower | |||
1622 | -1641 | The first continuously published weekly newspaper in England, The Weekly News | ||
1625 | -1649 | King Charles I |
James I | Crowned | 1603 | Died | 1625 | 1605 Gunpowder Plot | Stuart |
Charles I | Crowned | 1625 | Died | 1649 | 1642-1645 English Civil War | Stuart |