Category: Timeline Stories

This battle was a part of the Anarchy, a civil war in England and Normandy between 1135 and 1153.

Lincoln, known as Lindum Colonia, was established as a Roman settlement around AD 50. The Roman influence is evident in the city’s layout and architecture.

After the Magna Carta was signed at Runnymede in June 1215, copies were distributed to various locations for public proclamation. One of these original copies was sent to Lincoln Cathedral. This copy of the Magna Carta is one of the few original 1215 copies still in existence and is a pivotal document in English legal history, representing an early step towards constitutional governance.

A pivotal moment in the English Civil War, the siege on 6 May 1644 saw the defeat of Royalist forces by Parliamentarians.