A timeline of Lincolnshire's Radical History from the construction of the cathedral to the creation of Lincolnshire Day.
1072 - 1185
Over the span of more than a hundred years the orginal Lincoln Cathedral is built and lasts until a major earthqauke causes catastrophic damage.
1185 - 1200
A major rebuild of Lincoln Cathedral in the Gothic style takes place and its largely this building that we see standing today.
1366
Katherine Swynford marries John of Gaunt at Lincoln Cathedral
.1470
The Lincolnshire Rebellion sees the first major protest by the good folk of the county.
1536
The Lincolnshire Rising sees the county uproar in protest at Henry VIII's split from the Pope and the Catholic Church.
1563
John Foxe publishes his Book of Martyrs.
1605
Twigmoor Hall near Brigg is one of several meeting points for the conspiritors of the Gunpowder plot.
1620
The Mayflower sets sail on its iconic voyage.
1629
St. Boltoph's Church in Boston becomes the focul point to settle a colony in the New World.
1633
The notorious radical preacher Matthew Cotton leaves England to preach in massachusetts.
1636 - 1638
Ann Hutchinson and the Antinomian Controversy takes place.
1642 – 1651
English Civil War Period
1689
Lincoln Quakers begin construction of their meeting house - the first religious Nonconformist building in the county.
1762
Thomas Paine relocates to Lincolnshire, first arriving in Grantham and then moving to Alford.
1970
The Broadbent Theatre opens.
2006
Lincolnshire Day is launched to mark the 470th anniversary of the Lincolnshire Rising.