Historical place archive

Lancashire in History

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

6 records5 event labels5 people1316–1655

Historical events in Lancashire

1316

1316
Reballion of Adam Banaster
Adam Banaster · England War

Some of Lancaters own vassals under the leadership of one Adam Banaster rise up against him. Banaster is captured and his severed head presented to Earl Lancaster

1316
Reballion of Adam Banaster
Thomas of Plantagenet · England War

Some of Lancaters own vassals under the leadership of one Adam Banaster rise up against him. Banaster is captured and his severed head presented to Earl Lancaster

1487

5 June 1487
Yorkist Landing in Lancashire
Henry VII · Wars of the Roses

Simnel's supporters land in Lancashire with Irish troops and Flemish mercenaries before marching inland.

1651

17 August 1651
Meeting with Charles II
James Stanley · Civil War

Stanley meets Charles II during the southward march and receives authority to raise Royalist forces in Lancashire and Cheshire.

1655

1655
Interregnum
Charles Worsley · House of Stewart

Worsley administered northern districts during the rule of the major-generals.

1655
Major-General for Lancashire
Charles Worsley · Major-Generals

Appointed major-general over Lancashire, Cheshire and Staffordshire

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Lancashire. 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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