| Name |
Robert Tyrwhitt |
| Title |
Sir |
| Born |
1482 |
Kettleby, Lincolnshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Achievement |
1513 |
Touraine, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France |
| Knighted |
| History |
1536 |
Lincolnshire, England |
Robert was one of the subsidy commissioners first attacked by the rebels in the Lincolnshire rebellion, and as soon as news reached the court he himself was despatched with orders for John Hussey, Lord Hussey. His part in the suppression of the rebellion and of the Pilgrimage of Grace (led by Robert Aske) is scarcely to be disentangled from that of his many namesakes. The dissolution of Stainfield was promptly carried through, and after leasing them in 1537 Tyrwhitt was granted the house, site and 662 acres of land in fee in the following year.
In 1536 Bardney Abbey was threatened with closure and forfeiture of all assets by King Henry VIII, a fate to be met by all the abbeys and priories in the country around this time. Six monks from Bardney, implicated in the rebellion, were hanged, drawn and quartered at Lincoln in Mar 1537. After the Lincolnshire Rising, the monastery surrendered to the King and was dissolved in 1538. Following the Dissolution the land was acquired by Sir Robert Tyrwhitt. He demolished the church and used the stone to convert the other monastic buildings into a fine house for himself and his family. He moved into the abbot's lodgings and converted the cloister into a walled garden. The rest, he left to fall into ruin. |
| Occupation |
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire |
| Died |
04 Jul 1548 |
| Buried |
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wrawby with Brigg, Lincolnshire, England |
| Person ID |
I1749991169 |
Red1st |
| Last Modified |
6 Sep 2008 |
1482 - 1548 (66 years)
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