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| 1626 | -1633 | Peter Tyler, Tyley or Titley, Vicar of South Grantham | ||
| 1627 | In 1627 the notorious Altar controversy took place, which led to a fight in the church More info | |||
| 1633 | The Vicar of North Grantham, Thomas Dilworth, pawned his books to the Vicar of Dowsby, allegedly to buy food More info | |||
| 1633 | -1634 | Roland Greenwood, Vicar of South Grantham | ||
| 1634 | -1639 | Edward Harryes, Vicar of South Grantham | ||
| 1639 | -1669 | Edward Dixe, Vicar of South Grantham | ||
| 1640 | Hurst, Rector of Barrowby and Sanderson, Vicar of Boothby Pagnell and later Bishop of Lincoln combined to bring about Archbishop Laud’s reforms of the church in Grantham. | |||
| 1640 | The bells were rehung in the tower. | |||
| 1640 | The Chancellor of Lincoln donated an organ to the church More info | |||
| 1642 | -1645 | The church suffered under Cromwell's troops More info | ||
| 1644 | Funeral parties were not immune from fighting More info | |||
| 1646 | Popular street culture on Shrove Tuesday led to vandalism of the church More info | |||
| 1646 | -1653 | Thoms Redman, Vicar of North Grantham | ||
| 1652 | The spire was severely damaged by lightning | |||
| 1653 | -1655 | Seabrooke, Vicar of North Grantham | ||
| 1655 | -1656 | Harrison, Vicar of North Grantham | ||
| 1656 | -1662 | Humphrey Babbington, Vicar of North Grantham | ||
| 1662 | -1666 | Henry Johnson, M.A., Vicar of North Grantham | ||
| 1666 | -1701 | John Hanson, M.A., Vicar of North Grantham | ||
| 1670 | -1710 | Samuel Burnet, M.A., Vicar of South Grantham |
| 1634 | Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I, leased the manor's market rights to the Alderman and Corporation | |||
| 1634 | Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I, leased the manor's market rights to the Aldermen and Corporation More info | |||
| 1634 | A plague killed 327 people in Grantham | |||
| 1637 | Bubonic plague killed 200 people in Grantham | |||
| 1642 | King Charles I stayed at the Angel Inn | |||
| 1642 | -1645 | Parliamentary troops were quartered in Grantham until the end of the Civil War More info | ||
| 1642 | -1642 | Isaac Newton was born at Woolsthorpe near Colsterworth | ||
| 1643 | Oliver Cromwell won the first battle of the Civil War at Gonerby Moor | |||
| 1644 | -1645 | Cromwell's army demolished the Eleanor Cross on St Peter's Hill More info | ||
| 1650 | -1660 | The Civil War had left the church without its treasures and destroyed most of its beauty. | ||
| 1663 | Michael Solomon was born in the village of Pickworth, near Grantham | |||
| 1663 | A large fire did much damage to the town | |||
| 1665 | The Great Plague caused many deaths in Grantham |
| 1625 | -1649 | King Charles I | ||
| 1642 | -1649 | Civil War in England between the King and Parliament. More info | ||
| 1649 | -1660 | Life during the time of Oliver Cromwell was very different to that under a monarchy. More info | ||
| 1649 | Charles I beheaded. England was declared a republic, a Commonwealth led by Oliver Cromwell and his army More info | |||
| 1650 | Tea first imported into England | |||
| 1660 | -1685 | The monarchy was restored: Charles II | ||
| 1662 | The Act of Uniformity required the Puritans to accept the rites of the Anglican Church as written in the Prayer Book More info | |||
| 1664 | British take New Amsterdam from the Dutch and rename it New York | |||
| 1665 | The Great Plague | |||
| 1666 | The Great Fire of London | |||
| 1672 | The Declaration of Indulgence repealed all laws against Catholics and Non-conformists |
| Charles I | Crowned | 1625 | Died | 1649 | 1642-1645 English Civil War | Stuart |
| The Commonwealth | Crowned | 1649 | Died | 1660 | 1653 Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector | Commonwealth |
| Charles II | Crowned | 1660 | Died | 1685 | 1666 Great Fire of London | Stuart |
