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1598 Trigge (chained) library founded - still exists.
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Francis Trigge, Rector of Welbourn donated library of books for the education of local clergy and people. It was and is still housed in the room above the South porch. 83 books still have their chains attached
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 |