Ancaster

Lincolnshire Day

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Aerial photograph of Lincoln Cathedral

Lincolnshire Day began in 2006 with a petition to formally recognise the Lincolnshire Rising, a rebellion that began in Yorkshire in October 1536 as a protest against Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries and England’s separation from the Roman Catholic Church. Nine thousand Lincolnshire protesters marched to York, where Henry and his court were staying, … Read more

Roman Lincolnshire

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Roman Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire was a Roman-occupied county for over three centuries. They built many forts during their stay, including at Ancaster, Caistor, Louth, Stamford and Tattershall. The city of Lincoln, known as Lindum Colonia, became one of most important Roman garrison towns in England and, after York, was the second most northerly Roman outpost in England. It … Read more