May 1618: Dean & Chapter of #Norwich elect John Overall as Bishop #otd
Overall had questioned Double Predestination at the Hampton Court conference, worked on the Authorised Version & tried - unsuccessfully - to get a gallows recantation from the Jesuit Henry Garnet (BM)
20 May 1579: Matthew Hamont wheelwright of Hethersett, #Norfolk, a man of Dutch origin and alleged Arian heretic is burnt in the ditch of #Norwich Castle #otd (Andrew Hurley from Wallasey)
Saw the #northernlights from my doorstep in light polluted central #Norwich. Appeared as a beam of slowly moving white light. Didn’t have the means to get a decent photo…but it was definitely there!
RT by @CarolineLucas: 🌱 Thank you to everyone who voted Green yesterday! Six Green Party councillors have been elected to the city council, meaning the council is under no overall control.
30 Apr 1399: William Sawtre(y) Lollard priest goes on trial before Bishop Despenser of #Norwich#otd accused of 10 heretical opinions. Having recanted & then relapsed, he was burnt at #Smithfield#London in early Mar 1401
28 Apr 1550: Following the decision to abolish the diocese of #Westminster, Thomas Thirlby, its first and only bishop, is enthroned #otd as Bishop of #Norwich. He'd surrendered Westminster on 30 Mar 1550 (JamesHopgrove)
18 Apr 1579: Matthew Hamont wheelwright of Hethersett, #Norfolk, a man of Dutch origin and alleged Arian, tried for heresy at the consistory court #otd Burnt in the ditch of #Norwich Castle on 20 May ( Andrew Hurley from Wallasey)
Susanna Orrell and her husband Bishop Anthony Sparrow, Bishop of #Exeter, 1667 and then bishop of #Norwich 1676. Interesting to have portrait of both bishop and spouse from this period.
(Norfolk Museums Service/Queens' College Cambridge)
I don’t blame #Norwich City Council for tenants exercising their ‘Right to Buy’ their council home.
Goldsmith Street was groundbreaking in building social housing to a Passivehaus standard. It stands out as being exceptional 5 yrs later.
It’s the #Tories that allow prized social assets to be transferred into private hands, while making it very hard for the proceeds to be used to build new social housing.
Just a reminder. Scotland and Wales removed this STUPID policy years ago. An easy example of sanity being brought to bear with devolved assemblies. Roll on independence.
I have been in the local print and broadcast media today regarding the launch of the Left Out in the Cold report for which I attended the Parliamentary reception last week.
It might be March, but the fight starts now to prepare for next winter. We can’t continue to allow people to die from cold.
Robert Jannys, Mayor of Norwich: 1517 & 1524
John Masham, Mayor of Norwich: 1518
Augustine Steward, Mayor of Norwich: 1534, 1546 & 1556
Robert Yarham, Mayor of Norwich: 1591
(Norwich Civic Portrait Collection, #Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery) #MementoMori
I have a recollection of the guy who did it talking through the laws regarding stage hypnotism. The main thing I recall was it was important to make sure folks had completely come out of the trance before allowing them off the stage.
It was an ok night out, but I didn’t like people being unaware they were the butt of the jokes.
I actually forgot to post here about last week's #Norwich#Amiga Group meet which was really busy and a lot of fun - I'll post some more pics at a later date.
For now though here's a highlight - one of our members created their own box for their A1200! How cool is this? And far sturdier than any cardbox box it would have originally shipped in.