Historical place archive

Flushing in History

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

3 records3 event labels3 people1471–1592

Historical events in Flushing

1471

11 March 1471
Invasion of England
Edward IV · Wars of the Roses

Sals with an army of Burgundians & Englishmen & 14 ships provided by Hanseatic towns

1585

1585
Governor
Philip Sydney · Government of England

Appointed Governor of Flushing

1592

1592
Arrest of Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe · Literature

Arrested in the Dutch town of Flushing for attempting to counterfeit coins and use the proceeds to assist seditious Catholics

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Flushing. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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