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TIMELINE PART 2. 1509-1603.
LAKENHEATH IN TUDOR TIMES.
1509
Henry VIII became King and married Katherine of Aragon.
1520-30
SIMEON STYWARD, brother of the Prior of Ely Abbey arrived in Undley as the Abbey’s Steward. He later moved to Lakenheath to be Steward here also. In the early 16thC large quantities of wild fowl were being sent to the Abbey as well as large quantities of sedge being sent to Cambridge market.
1527
Henry VIII’s request for an annulment of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon was refused by the Pope.
1534
The Act of Supremacy declared Henry to be ‘Supreme Head of the Church in England’ thereby replacing the Pope. At some time in this century the early origins of Goward House were built in the High Street.
THE DISSOLUTION OF THE MONASTERIES.
1536
Monasteries and religious shrines began to be confiscated and their wealth went to the Crown.
1537
Lakenheath men took part in a military exercise at Mildenhall led by Simeon Styward.
1538
Walsingham shrine was destroyed. Pilgrims had passed across the Warren on the Pilgrim Trail. Was there a royal connection to the Village?
1539
Ely Abbey was dissolved losing it’s lands and treasure
Read about the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
1541
Ely Abbey was returned to the monks and Simeon Styward was the Steward of Lakenheath. The governance of the former Abbey was now in the hands of the ‘Dean and Chapter Of Ely Cathedral’.
Read about the Stywards and Lakenheath.
RELIGIOUS TROUBLES.
1541
ROBERT UPTON, vicar of Lakenheath had his vicarage where 64 and 66 High Street are now. He remained here until 1557 and would have witnessed the religious troubles which were to come.
1542
The first Witchcraft Act was passed.
1547
Death of Henry VIII.
King Edward VI, the Protestant ‘Boy King’ reigned for a short time.
Religiously motivated destruction at St. Mary’s Church.
1549
Kett’s rebellion began at Wymondham in protest against land enclosures by landowners. Robert Kett was later hanged at Norwich Castle. There was a rebel camp near Brandon.
1552
The first Poor Law was enacted. Each Parish had a duty to register and collect alms for the poor of the Parish
1553
Queen Mary Tudor. (Bloody Mary), a Catholic Queen reigned. The costs of Heresy were great.
Read about Lakenheath and it’s Religious Troubles.
ELIZABETH I
1558
The reign of Queen Elizabeth I began and religious changes soon followed. Elizabeth was declared Supreme Governor of the Church of England and The Act Of Uniformity was passed enforcing church attendance.
1562
A revised Witchcraft Act was passed.
1565
Sir John Hawkins brought tobacco from America.
1566
Immigrant weavers fleeing persecution come to Suffolk from the Netherlands.
1568
Simeon Styward died a very successful and wealthy man.
1570
The Pope’s excommunication of Elizabeth I was virtually a declaration of War.
1572
Undley Manor was leased by Sir Henry North.
1575
The first printed map of Suffolk was produced by Christopher Saxton.
1584
Potatoes were brought from America.
1587
Mary, Queen of Scots was executed.
1588
Spain threatened Invasion. The Spanish Armada.
1600
It was still possible for boats to reach Mildenhall from the coast.
An Act of Parliament was passed to allow land to be reclaimed from the fens.
In 1601 a new Poor law was passed by Parliament which had implications for parishes across the country.
Read about Social problems and the Poor Law.
1603
Queen Elizabeth I died having reigned for 45 years.