Timeline of Lincoln

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England.

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Prior to 17th century
  • Pre-roman times - Most of Lincolnshire is inhabited by the Brythonic Corieltauvi people. The Iceni covers the area around modern day Grimsby. The language of the area at that time would have been the precursor to modern Welsh. The name Lincoln derives from the old Welsh ‘Lindo’ meaning Lake.
  • 48 – The Romans conquer Lincolnshire, with little resistance from the Celtic inhabitants, and build a fort, which later becomes the site of a town.[1]
  • c. 60 – Second fort built for Legio IX Hispana.
  • 71–77 – Garrisoned by Legio II Adiutrix.
  • After c. 86 – Becomes Lindum Colonia, a settlement for retired soldiers.
  • By c. 120 – Probable creation by Romans of the Foss Dyke as a navigable waterway from the River Trent to Lincoln.[2]
  • by c.500 - Roman rule has ended and the inhabiting Brythonic population establishes the kingdom of Lyndsey.
  • by c.600 - the local Christian population comes under increasing pressure from invading Pagen Anglo-Saxon tribes who establish settlements in the area. Some lands are given to foreign mercenaries who have been employed by local rulers to defend vulnerable coastal areas.
  • 870 - the area has fallen under the influence of the kingdom of Mercia.
  • 918 (probable date) – Lincoln surrenders to the Danes, becoming one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw.[3]
  • 941 (probable date) – Amlaíb Cuarán (Olaf of York), joint King of Jórvík, takes the Five Boroughs from the Earl of Mercia.
  • 942 – King Edmund captures the Five Boroughs.[4]
  • 1068 – The Normans complete the first Lincoln Castle.
  • 1072 – Bishop Remigius de Fécamp moves his seat to Lincoln from Dorchester Abbey.
  • 1075–88 – Remigius begins construction of the first Lincoln Cathedral.
  • 1092 – The first Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated soon after the death in May of Bishop Remigius.
  • 1110 – A fire devastates Lincoln.[5]
  • 1121 – King Henry I orders the Foss Dyke navigation to be improved.[5][6]
  • 1123 – A fire devastates Lincoln.[1]
  • 1141
  • 1157 – Lincoln is given a charter and authority to elect a council.[1]
  • 1157/8 – Second crowning of Henry II of England in Wigford, probably at St Mary's Guildhall.[5]
  • c. 1160 – High Bridge built.
  • c. 1180 – Synagogue at Jew's Court completed.
  • 1185 – 11 April: The 1185 East Midlands earthquake destroys Lincoln Cathedral.
  • 1190 – Anti-semitic violence spreads to Lincoln; Jews are forced to take refuge in the castle.
  • 1192 – Reconstruction of cathedral begins under Bishop Hugh.[7]
  • 1217 – 20 May: First Barons' War: Second Battle of Lincoln – Forces of Prince Louis of France, claimant to the throne of England, having taken the city but failed to capture the castle, are defeated by an English royal force under William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, who sack the city.[5]
  • 1226 – King Henry III holds a parliament in Lincoln.[5]
  • 1231 – Franciscan friars arrive in Lincoln.[1]
  • c. 1237 – Central tower of Cathedral collapses.[5]
  • 1238 – Dominican friars arrive in Lincoln.[1]
  • 1255 – 29 August: "Libel of Lincoln": A small boy, who becomes known as Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln, is found dead, which is blamed on the Jews, leading to the imprisonment of 90 and hanging of 18 in the Tower of London.
  • 1266 – "The Disinherited", a band of rebel barons from the Isle of Axholme attack the city and burn the account books of the Jews.[5]
  • 1269 – Carmelites arrive in Lincoln.[5]
  • 1280 – Angel Choir of Cathedral consecrated.[5]
  • 1284 – Cathedral Close walled under royal licence.[5]
  • 1290 – 28 November: Eleanor of Castile dies nearby, her viscera are buried in the cathedral and her funeral procession sets out from here for London.
  • 1291 – Lincoln becomes a town of The Staple; this moves in 1369 to Boston.[5]
  • 1301 – 20 January: Parliament meets in Lincoln to consider papal claims to sovereignty of Scotland, which it rejects.[5]
  • 1311 – Central tower and spire of the Cathedral completed.
  • 1312 – King Edward II holds a parliament in Lincoln, repeated in 1315, 1316 & 1318.[5]
  • 1314 – City's first mayor appointed.[5]
  • 1327 – Edward II holds a parliament in Lincoln, the last in the city.[5]
  • 1341 – 10 August: King Edward III holds a Privy Council meeting in Lincoln.[1]
  • 1349 – The Black Death devastates Lincoln.[1]
  • 1370–1400 – Cathedral west towers and spires erected.[8]
  • 1386 – King Richard II presents the city with a sword of state.[8]
  • 1390 – Richard II orders the building of a new south gate which becomes the Stonebow.[8]
  • 1409 – City chartered as a county corporate.[8]
  • c. 1520 – Guildhall and Stonebow completed.
  • 1538 – Dissolution of the Monasteries: King Henry VIII closes the friaries.[1]
  • 1540 – Lincoln granted city status.[8]
  • 1549 – Central spire of cathedral blown down in a storm.[9]
  • 1563 – William Byrd appointed organist and master of the choristers at the cathedral, his first professional appointment.
  • 1617 – 29 March–5 April: King James I visits.[10]
  • 1643 – July: English Civil War: Parliamentary army abandons Lincoln; it is subsequently occupied by the Royalists until October.[8]
  • 1644 – March: Civil War: Parliamentary army again abandons Lincoln, returning in May and recapturing it.[11]
  • 1648 – Civil War: Parliamentary defenders taking refuge in the Bishop's palace are forced to surrender by the Royalists.[8]
  • 1671–2 – City authorised to improve navigation between the Trent and Boston: work is done on the Foss Dyke, wharves on Brayford Pool and on the Witham through High Bridge.[2]
  • 1674 – New Lincoln Cathedral Library designed by Christopher Wren for Dean Honywood begun.
  • 1695 – Lincoln is granted an additional annual fair.[1]

18th century onwards

Births

See also

References
  1. Lambert, Tim. "A Timeline of Lincoln History". Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  2. Boyes, John; Russell, Ronald (1977). The Canals of Eastern England. The Canals of the British Isles. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-7415-3.
  3. Walker, Ian W. (2000). Mercia and the Making of England. Stroud: Sutton. ISBN 0-7509-2131-5.
  4. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7126-5616-0.
  5. "850AD to 1350AD". It’s About Lincoln. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  6. Symeon of Durham. Historia Regium.
  7. Sutton, Ian (1999). Architecture, from Ancient Greece to the Present. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-20316-3.
  8. "1351AD to 1750AD". It’s About Lincoln. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  9. "1549". Lincoln Cathedral. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  10. "Royal Visitors". It’s About Lincoln. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  11. "1644". BCW Project. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  12. "Notes on Individual Earthquakes". British Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  13. "1751 to 1945". It’s About Lincoln. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  14. "Gas production industry". Heritage Connect Lincoln. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  15. Santos, Cory. "Lincolnshire's own Zeppelin bombings". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  16. Tonks, Eric S. (1974). Ruston & Hornsby. Greenford: Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 0-901096-21-0.
  17. Cumberlidge, Jane (2009). Inland Waterways of Great Britain (8th ed.). St Ives: Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson. pp. 120–1. ISBN 978-1-84623-010-3.

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