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A timeline of Lincolnshire's Radical History from the construction of the cathedral to the creation of Lincolnshire Day.
Over the span of more than a hundred years the orginal Lincoln Cathedral is built and lasts until a major earthqauke causes catastrophic damage.
A major rebuild of Lincoln Cathedral in the Gothic style takes place and its largely this building that we see standing today.
Katherine Swynford marries John of Gaunt at Lincoln Cathedral
.The Lincolnshire Rebellion sees the first major protest by the good folk of the county.
The Lincolnshire Rising sees the county uproar in protest at Henry VIII's split from the Pope and the Catholic Church.
John Foxe publishes his Book of Martyrs.
Twigmoor Hall near Brigg is one of several meeting points for the conspiritors of the Gunpowder plot.
The Mayflower sets sail on its iconic voyage.
St. Boltoph's Church in Boston becomes the focul point to settle a colony in the New World.
The notorious radical preacher Matthew Cotton leaves England to preach in massachusetts.
Ann Hutchinson and the Antinomian Controversy takes place.
English Civil War Period
Lincoln Quakers begin construction of their meeting house - the first religious Nonconformist building in the county.
Thomas Paine relocates to Lincolnshire, first arriving in Grantham and then moving to Alford.
The Broadbent Theatre opens.
Lincolnshire Day is launched to mark the 470th anniversary of the Lincolnshire Rising.