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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stanley Murphy-Johns

Charity searches for descendants of rioters involved in 1525 uprising

Bayham Abbey, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent (English Heritage/PA) -

A historical charity is searching for descendants of rioters involved in the storming of an abbey 500 years ago.

More than 100 men stormed Bayham Abbey, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, with makeshift weapons, in protest at its closure as part of new religious reforms.

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