Immigration, Religion, and Work in King’s Lynn, c.1565–1580 For a short period in the later sixteenth century King’s Lynn became, quite literally, a town of […]
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The Quiet King’s Lynn Cross with a Hard History
The King’s Lynn FEPOW Memorial Beside the Georgian Pulpit Step into King’s Lynn Minster and, once your eyes settle on the long nave, the first […]
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Hanging in Chains (Gibbeting): Unravelling the Dark Legacy of Britain’s Spectacular Justice System From 1751 to 1834, Britain employed one of the most macabre punishments […]
Read moreThe Perpetual Prison of Lynn’s White Martyrs
Some flee the world and shut themselves within walls, Enclose themselves in stone, and speak but little, To avoid those sins that human weakness is […]
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Fortress and hotel for royalty near King’s Lynn Castle Rising Castle: The Beginning Around 1138, construction work was started at Rising on firm ground near […]
Read moreYes, Minster
Many of the King’s Lynn Guides (who take people on walks around Historic Lynn) will tell you that people are often interested in finding out […]
Read moreThe Man Who Opened Books In Lynn
On 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 moreWhy Is King’s Lynn Called “King’s Lynn”?
If 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 […]
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