Historical place archive

Norfolk in History

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

5 records3 event labels3 people1070–1554

Historical events in Norfolk

1070

1070
Peerage
Ralph de Guader · House of Guader

Created Earl of Norfolk, 1st

1514

1514
Peerage
Thomas Howard · House of Howard

Created the Duke of Norfolk

1525

April 1525
Muster
Thomas Howard · England War

Thomas Howard supports royal authority as the government tries to enforce payments for the French war plan.

1549

1549
Reballion of Rebels in Norfolk
Edward Seymour · Government of England

Peasants in Norfolk under the leadership of Robert Kett

1554

1554
Peerage
Thomas Howard · House of Howard

Created the Duke of Norfolk, 4th

Provenance

About these place records

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