28 Apr 1533: d. Nicholas West bishop of #Ely#otd He was buried in a chantry chapel of his own construction (Andrewrabbott). The inventory of his goods post mortem shows he owned over 5,000 ounces of silver & silver gilt
1 Apr 1460: Oxford university accepts the offer of choice #Latin books bought at #Padua by John Tiptoft Earl of #Worcester#otd They tell him that this places him highest in their affections after the late Duke Humphrey of #Gloucester (Andrewrabbott - Tiptoft's tomb at #Ely)
22 Jan 1591: Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of #Essex parliamentary army officer is baptised by Lancelot Andrewes future Dean of #Westminster & Bishop of #Ely#otd (BM)
14 Jan 1644: d. John Bois at #Ely - translator of the Apocrypha in the Authorised Version of #Bible as part of the 2nd #Cambridge company. As he was the only one who took notes of the process, much of our knowledge of how the translation worked is down to him.
13 Jan 1646: Elizabeth Cromwell, 2nd daughter of Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bourchier m. John Claypole #otd at Holy Trinity #Ely (NPG). The dowry was £1250.
11 Jan 1614: b. Peter Gunning, future bishop of #Ely at Hoo St Werburgh, #Kent#otd (St John's College, #Cambridge/NastyTroll) Gunning defended kneeling at communion against Richard Baxter.
2 Jan 1586: Matthew Wren, future bishop of #Ely baptised #otd in St Peter Westcheap #London He would be imprisoned for 18 years 1642-1660, yet Charles II boycotted the Restoration Thanksgiving service he put on in 1660. In 1667 he left £10,000 in his will to his 4 children.
23 Dec 1585: b. Matthew Wren, future bishop of #Ely#otd in St Peter Westcheap parish #London He would be imprisoned for 18 years 1642-1660, yet Charles II boycotted the Restoration Thanksgiving service he put on in 1660. In 1667 he left £10,000 in his will to his 4 children.
6 Dec 1638: At St.Mary's #Ely Frances Cromwell [future Lady Russell] baptised #otd She was the youngest of Oliver Cromwell & Elizabeth Bourchier's 9 children (Cheq)
11 Oct 1399: John Tiptoft, future Earl of #Worcester knighted #otd on the eve of Henry IV's coronation. Future Lord High Treasurer, Lord High Constable of England and Lord Deputy of Ireland.
Forest:Jungle Collective #HillfortsWednesday & hows about some Hillforts without the hill?!
Belsars Hill, Cambridgeshire
Iron age origin - may have been refortified during the Norman period & used by the forces of Hereward the Wake
you can see the trackway running through the centre