Historical place archive

Leicestershire in History

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

2 records2 event labels2 people1554–1640

Historical events in Leicestershire

1554

22 January 1554
Wyatt Rebellion
Henry Grey · House of Tudor

Prepares to raise support in the Midlands.

1640

3 November 1640
Election to Long Parliament
Arthur Haselrig · Government of England

Haselrig is elected for Leicestershire and joins the parliamentary opposition.

Provenance

About these place records

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