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Lewes History Group talk: The Rise of Thomas Paine – Monday 8 July 2019, 7:00 for 7:30pm

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Admin

Paul Myles: The Rise of Thomas Paine Thomas Paine, the political activist and a founding fathers of the United States, lived in Lewes from 1768-1774, during which time he wrote ‘The Case of the Officers of Excise’, a pamphlet condemning corruption … Continue reading →

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Lewes History Group talk: History of Lewes Old Grammar School – Monday 10 June 2019, 7:00 for 7:30pm

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Admin

David Arscott: Floreat Lewys – the chequered history of Lewes Old Grammar School Back in the 1960s an eccentric headmaster of Lewes Old Grammar School took its records into the yard and burned the lot. This inexplicable act of vandalism … Continue reading →

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Paul Myles: The Rise of Thomas Paine – Wednesday 22 May 2019, 5:30-6:30pm

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Admin

A talk at The Keep Thomas Paine, English-born political activist and one of the founding fathers of the United States, lived in Lewes from 1768-74, during which time he wrote The Case of the Officers of Excise, a pamphlet condemning … Continue reading →

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