Category: Norfolk Annals

A brutal duel took place in Norwich. Just outside the city’s Ber Street gates, Sir Robert Mansel and Sir John Heydon set to with rapiers.

Mrs Hannah Want, aged 106 died. At her death there were living children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren to the number of 121.

The Phenomena day coach was advertised to run from the Angel Inn, Norwich, and the One Bull Inn, Bury, to the Bull Inn, Aldgate, London, in fourteen hours.

The Royal squadron accompanying the Queen on her voyage to Scotland passed Yarmouth at 5am.

Ten thousand people were attracted to St James’s Hill, Norwich, to witness the performances of “Signor Carlo Cram Villecrop, the celebrated Swiss Mountain Flyer.

Preparations commenced for the defence of Norfolk in view of possible invasion from Napoleonic France.

An extraordinary wedding took place at Fakenham. The bridegroom was Thomas Hudson, aged 79, and the bride Martha Frary, aged 21.

A duel was fought on Mousehold Heath, Norwich, by Mr Robert Alderson, a well-known barrister, and Mr Grigby.

Queen Elizabeth I visited the city of Norwich. The Queen had left London in mid-July on that year’s Summer Progress, accompanied by a vast entourage.

It was reported that smallpox had broken out in Norwich. Many children were vaccinated, and by the end of the year it had been performed on 1,400 people