Historical place archive

Doncaster in History

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

7 records4 event labels2 people1536–1648

Historical events in Doncaster

1536

December 1536
Negotiations
Henry VIII · House of Tudor

The Duke of Norfolk negotiates with the Pilgrimage of Grace rebels and offers a royal pardon.

December 1536
Negotiations
Henry VIII · House of Tudor

The Duke of Norfolk negotiates with the rebels after their forces confront royal troops near Doncaster.

December 1536
Pardon
Henry VIII · House of Tudor

The Pilgrimage of Grace disperses after promises of pardon and a future parliament in the north.

December 1536
Pardon
Henry VIII · House of Tudor

The rebels disperse after promises of a royal pardon and a parliament to consider their grievances.

1648

30 October 1648
Death at Doncaster
Thomas Rainsborough · Civil War

Royalist raiders kill Rainsborough at Doncaster while he is serving with Parliament's northern forces.

30 October 1648
Levellers
Thomas Rainsborough · Civil War

Rainsborough is killed at Doncaster after becoming identified with the Leveller cause, and his funeral later becomes a large Leveller demonstration in London

30 October 1648
Levellers
Thomas Rainsborough · Civil War

Thomas Rainsborough is killed in Doncaster; he was a Member of Parliament and Leveller sympathiser who had spoken at the Putney Debates, and his funeral later becomes a large Leveller-led demonstration in London

Provenance

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