Lincolnshire Radical History

Timeline

1470

Lincolnshire Rebellion

1536

Lincolnshire Rising

1563

John Foxe publishes his Book of Martyrs

1605

Twigmoor Hall near Brigg is one of several meeting points for the conspiritors of the Gunpowder plot

1620

The Mayflower sets sail on its iconic voyage.

1629

St. Boltoph's Church in Boston becomes the focul point to settle a colony in the New World.

1633

The notorious radical preacher Matthew Cotton leaves England to preach in massachusetts.

1636 - 1638

Ann Hutchinson and the Antinomian Controversy takes place.

1642 – 1651

English Civil War Period

1660

The Quaker Mary Dyer is executed for her religious beliefs.

1689

Lincoln Quakers begin construction of their meeting house - the first religious Nonconformist building in the county.

1762

Thomas Paine relocates to Lincolnshire, first arriving in Grantham and then moving to Alford.

1970

The Broadbent Theatre opens.

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