Historical place archive

Suffolk in History

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

8 records7 event labels4 people1307–1525

Historical events in Suffolk

1307

1307
Burial
Joan of Acre · House of Plantagenet

Buried at the Augustinian priory, miracles were said to occur at her grave, especially the healing of toothache, back pain & fever

7 April 1307
Death of Joan of Acre
Joan of Acre · House of Plantagenet

Death of Joan of Acre, at the manor of Clare in Suffolk

1525

1525
Reballion of Rebels in Suffolk
Thomas Howard · Military

Puts down a rebellion in Suffolk

April 1525
Amicable Grant
Henry VIII · House of Tudor

Taxpayers in Suffolk refuse payment and resistance grows in the cloth-making districts.

April 1525
Muster
Charles Brandon · England War

Charles Brandon is associated with government mobilisation in East Anglia as resistance to the Amicable Grant grows.

April 1525
Tax Resistance
Henry VIII · House of Tudor

Resistance to the Amicable Grant spreads in Suffolk as taxpayers refuse the forced loan.

May 1525
Reballion of danger of
Henry VIII · House of Tudor

The Duke of Suffolk confronts organised resistance to the levy and warns of the danger of rebellion.

May 1525
Tax Resistance
Henry VIII · England War

Opposition to the Amicable Grant threatens armed disorder and undermines Henry VIII's French war plans.

Provenance

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