Two Lynn Men and Two Distant Ideas: Part Two
Any therapist worth their salt will tell you that what we believe will largely influence what we do. If you want to understand actions, talk […]
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Any therapist worth their salt will tell you that what we believe will largely influence what we do. If you want to understand actions, talk […]
Read moreQueen Isabella – the woman who declared herself a widow while her husband still lived History isn’t always kind to people, especially if the writers […]
Read moreAny therapist worth their salt will tell you that what we believe will largely influence what we do. If you want to understand actions, talk […]
Read moreDid the King choose a Lynn pirate to accompany his daughter across the North Sea? I’ve heard it argued that John Brandon (a renowned Lynn […]
Read morePeople listening to the news in modern times about pirate raids on vessels may be shocked to learn that at various times in the past, […]
Read moreA little knowledge can often be a dangerous thing. In telling stories historians can emphasise parts that seem important to them, or miss bits out […]
Read moreNear the End At the age of 87, only three months before his death, a reluctant revolutionary made the difficult journey through the winter cold […]
Read moreThomas Thoresby Thomas Thoresby was born in Lynn Episcopi (Bishop’s Lynn later King’s Lynn) some time in 1450, though the exact date is unknown. He […]
Read moreCharters A royal charter gave a community certain privileges, exemptions, and powers. And these usually related to charging or avoiding taxes and tolls, and to […]
Read moreThere are many ways of categorising death. There are both natural deaths (from old age, for example) and unnatural deaths (such as murder). And there […]
Read moreKing John’s Death When King John left Bishop’s Lynn (now King’s Lynn) on 11 October 1216, little did he realise that his death seven days […]
Read moreAre You A Witch? Let me ask you some personal questions. Do you live in East Anglia? Do you have any moles on your skin […]
Read moreThe Certainty By the time George Vancouver from King’s Lynn left Hawaii in 1779, he had experienced two things that were beyond doubt. First, the […]
Read more“Oh! my husband, my husband … At which shrill and unexpected outcry, the people about her moov’d to a strange amazement, inquired the reason of […]
Read moreThe Traumatised Royal Princess In September 1835, two years before she was to become queen, a fifteen year old princess came to King’s Lynn. Up […]
Read moreThe Silk Man and the Box Many people are familiar with the fact that the British royal family traditionally spend Christmas on their estate at […]
Read moreThe Need For A Big Statement At the beginning of the C15th Bishop’s Lynn (what was to become King’s Lynn in 1537) was a prosperous […]
Read moreAngelic beings were important in late medieval life. They are often represented in English parish church art, especially in open timber roofs. You can see […]
Read moreOn 18 May 1905 a billionaire philanthropist came to King’s Lynn and was given a key to open an impressive new building which he had […]
Read moreThere have doubtless been people visiting and living at the southern corner of the Wash throughout human history, but the town of King’s Lynn itself […]
Read moreOne Not Four King’s Lynn has a famous leaning tower. And it’s quite safe. The twenty-eight meter tower of the Franciscan (Greyfriars) Friary leans just […]
Read moreThe Buttresses, the Extended Building, the Bard, and the Button Factory The Guildhall of St George in King’s Lynn is a Grade 1 listed building […]
Read moreEugene Aram – possible philandery (sex), definite philology (words), plunder, murder, and the King’s Lynn Grammar School. On 16 August, 1759, Eugene Aram, a former […]
Read moreMost people walking along the quayside in King’s Lynn would be astonished to learn that the town once had a whaling industry. The port, which […]
Read moreThe Red Mount Chapel in The Walks is one of King’s Lynn’s most iconic buildings. However, despite surviving over five and a quarter centuries it […]
Read moreIf they think about it for a second, people are often puzzled by the name King’s Lynn. Most inhabitants of the town have no idea […]
Read moreNot many people know that for several years King’s Lynn produced two regicides (killers of a king). The Civil War: Promotion And Pain When the […]
Read moreJohn Capgrave – the Lynn historian, hagiographer, theologian, and church leader who saw the princess with his own eyes. In 1406 the twelve year-old Princess […]
Read moreEven the father-in-law of the murdered Customs Officer was persuaded to provide Kemball with a spurious alibi for the time the murders were committed. William […]
Read moreThere were so many people willing to commit perjury in support of Franklyn that the trial took seven hours. Thomas Franklyn – King’s Lynn Smuggler […]
Read moreFrancis Shaxton – King’s Lynn Smuggler Francis Shaxton was a respected alderman in the respectable prosperous town of King’s Lynn. But when he was first […]
Read moreCastle Rising is a small village five miles to the northeast of King’s Lynn, and the Castle today is a ruin. Yet, despite the village’s […]
Read moreThe Tragedy In 1808 William Wildblood entered St Margaret’s Church in King’s Lynn, climbed the stairs to the belfry, and using some of the available […]
Read morePrior to 1066, no Jews were recorded as living in the England. However, William the Conqueror wanted government dues to be paid in coin rather […]
Read moreThe Compass Plaques on Purfleet Quay, King’s Lynn. Explorers and Adventurers. On the Purfleet Quay there is a compass rose with plaques commemorating eight significant […]
Read moreThe purification offset scheme that failed The Concept Of Offsetting We are familiar today with the concept of offsetting. The word appears usually in the […]
Read moreSt Margaret’s Church, King’s Lynn (since 2011 designated The Minster) has a very imposing west window above the main entrance. The church was originally built […]
Read moreThe second most popular place to visit in England between about 1200 and 1537 During the Middle Ages the shrine at Walsingham was the second […]
Read more”His death to me is as if he had died this same day …” Margery Kempe’s Business Failures In Lynn After the failure of one […]
Read moreThe French Are Coming Ironically, although King John had proved himself very capable of hostage taking and demanding ransom, it was not King John who […]
Read moreWhen it happened, people were not surprised that it happened, but rather that it hadn’t happened earlier. Unfortunately for Mr Andrews it happened. In 1854 […]
Read moreOne-time Lynn priest at St Margaret’s, William Sawtry, was the first person in England to be officially burned alive for heresy. He was executed at […]
Read moreSummary of main events and background factors up to the death of Charles II in 1685 The 1688 Revolution marked an important milestone in the […]
Read moreThe Original Purpose The Custom House in King’s Lynn is one of the town’s most iconic buildings. However, few people know that it was not […]
Read moreIntroduction Unfortunately, we are not able to be a fly on the wall when we might want to be. And there are many, many occasions […]
Read moreThe Crossroads, The House, The Lost Lepers, and the Ambassador The respectable present-day residents of King Street in King’s Lynn (now mainly solicitors, accountants, and […]
Read moreThe building that housed two men who become famous, but for very different reasons. The House Bank House on King’s Staithe Square is a Grade […]
Read moreThe Lynn Mansion That Was Briefly A Prison Clifton House is an exceptionally fine early eighteenth century house that in its history has briefly served […]
Read moreThoresby College is one of the most complete survivals of late medieval Lynn. Between Heaven and Hell In the early sixteenth century, if you had […]
Read moreGetting Your Message Across in Dramatic Ways In the days before radio, television, and social media, how did you get your messages across? You couldn’t […]
Read moreInnocent King’s Lynn hero attacked with a cane on a London street. The Caning in Conduit Street In September 1796 a 39 year old sea […]
Read moreEdith Gihnnyl is interesting in that she has a unique physical location in King’s Lynn. And her story has been known to feature in the […]
Read moreBook a Walk with a Trained and Qualified King’s Lynn Guide During the Napoleonic Wars King’s Lynn was designated as one of the ports to receive […]
Read moreKing’s Lynn man goes to Spain and helps save thousands of lives Sir Benjamin Keene 1697 – 1757 Introduction At various stages in his life […]
Read moreHampton Court (14th – C17th) in King’s Lynn is a very interesting series of buildings. The complex was finished by biscuits and finally saved by […]
Read moreVisitors to King’s Lynn who park on the South Quay are often mystified by the thin, bendy shape that reaches over six meters towards the […]
Read moreLynn has been described as the Warehouse of the Wash during the medieval period. It has been said that during the Middle Ages it was […]
Read moreThe leader, commemorated locally for giving Lynn a Charter in 1204, was infamous nationally for taxing certain mistresses – a trick he had adapted from […]
Read moreThe Eighteenth Century Sunderland Sailor who left a mark in the heart of historical King’s Lynn If you ask people to name a famous sailor […]
Read moreA Variety of Language Sources British place names contain elements that can be traced back to the languages spoken by at least five quite distinct […]
Read moreQueen Isabella – the only woman to successfully invade the country and depose an English king See Castle Rising’s She-Wolf Revisited (1 of 2) for […]
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