Historical place archive

Lyme Regis in History

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

6 records6 event labels3 people1563–1685

Historical events in Lyme Regis

1563

January 1563
Parliamentary Service
Francis Walsingham · Government of England

Walsingham sits in Parliament during Elizabeth's second Parliament

1643

1643
Siege of Lyme Regis
Robert Blake · Civil War

Takes part in the defense of Lyme Regis

1644

May 1644
Defence of Lyme Regis
Robert Blake · Civil War

Blake helps defend Lyme Regis against a prolonged Royalist siege and preserves an important Parliamentarian foothold in the west.

1685

1685
Exile of James Scott
James Scott · Military

On his fathers death in 1685 Monmouth led the "Monmouth Rebellion", landing with three ships at Lyme Regis in Dorset in an attempt to take the throne from his uncle

1685
Invasion of England
James Scott · Military

On his fathers death in 1685 Monmouth led the "Monmouth Rebellion", landing with three ships at Lyme Regis in Dorset in an attempt to take the throne from his uncle

13 June 1685
Reballion of Rebels in Lyme Regis
James Scott · House of Stewart

The King sends Lord Churchill to control the rebels

Provenance

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