A forgotten figure in Lynn’s Civil War story The siege of King’s Lynn in 1643 is usually remembered through blockade, bombardment, divided loyalties and surrender. […]
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The Siege of King’s Lynn, 1643: Why the Town Changed Sides and Paid the Price
In the summer of 1643 King’s Lynn found itself caught in one of the sharpest local reversals of the early Civil War. A port with […]
Read moreRefugee in King’s Lynn Minster: Naomi Blake’s Quiet Monument
Refugee in King’s Lynn Minster: Naomi Blake’s Quiet Monument in the Holy Trinity Chapel Finding the sculpture If you make your way beyond the choir stalls […]
Read moreThe King Punishes Lynn
How a Medieval Port Lost, and Regained, Its Freedom In the first years of the thirteenth century Bishop’s Lynn looked like a town with a […]
Read moreValentine Walton: Cromwell’s Man Who Held King’s Lynn
In the chaos of the English Civil War, Valentine Walton (c.1592-1661/2) stood at the turbulent crossroads of loyalty, power, and principle. A Parliamentarian with deep […]
Read moreSir Hamon L’Estrange: The Hunstanton Royalist Who Shaped The Fate Of King’s Lynn
Sir Hamon L’Estrange: Background and Family Sir Hamon L’Estrange (1583–1654) was the head of the L’Estrange family, one of Norfolk’s oldest gentry lineages, with deep […]
Read moreCopper Shortage In King’s Lynn
King’s Lynn Farthing, 1668: A Token of Resilience in a Time of Need When the copper runs out, local traders find a creative solution. In […]
Read moreKing’s Killers in King’s Lynn
Not 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 moreThe Siege of King’s Lynn 1643 (4) – Afterwards
(4 of 4) Local aristocrat convicted of spying and treachery. Execution date fixed for 2 January. “Sir, God hath taken away your son by cannonshot […]
Read moreThe Siege of King’s Lynn 1643 (3) – Ending
(3 of 4) Lynn’s complete legal establishment enter tough negotiations. “In our passage through the towne, not one man appeared, only women, who for the […]
Read moreThe Siege of King’s Lynn 1643 (2) – Grenadoes
(2 of 4) Lynn MP Escapes House Arrest Through Window Thomas Toll, one of the two Parliamentarian MPs for King’s Lynn, escaped house arrest through […]
Read moreThe Siege of King’s Lynn 1643 (1) – Which Side?
(1 of 4) He spent “£5. 5s when he travailed to avoyd the Troopers”. Alice Lestrange family accounts The Siege of Lynn: Which Side Are […]
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