Historical place archive

Bury St Edmunds in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Bury St Edmunds in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records4 event labels5 people915–1483

Historical events in Bury St Edmunds

915

915
Burial
Edmund · House of East Anglia

Buried at Bedricsworth, later known as Bury St Edmunds

1182

1182
Abbot
Samson of Tottington · Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Abbot of Bury St Edmunds

1300

May 1300
Invasion of Scotland
Edward I · England War

Pope demand that Edward withdraw from Scotland. Edward ignores the Pope but withdraws because of too much resistance. After staying briefly at the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, Edward I travels north to Carlisle

18 May 1300
Invasion of Scotland
Edward I · England War

Edward I departs from Bury St Edmunds

1426

1426
Burial
Thomas de Beaufort · House of Beaufort

Buried at Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

1483

1483
Birth of Stephen Gardiner
Stephen Gardiner · Church of England

Birth of Stephen Gardiner

Provenance

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