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John Stewart, Commendator of Coldingham

1531–1563

Born
1531
Country of birth
United Kingdom(inferred from the family)
Died
1563, Inverness
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A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Died · Inverness

    Death, Inverness

What was it like?

The world around 1531: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Some of the poorest individuals in Tudor England received garments as ritual gifts from the King or aristocrats during feast days, such as Maundy Thursday.

Known for

John Stewart, Commendator of Coldingham (1531–1563) was a Scottish landowner.

During their lifetime

  1. 1535

    Economic boom of the 1530s

    During the late 1530s and early 1540s, Scottish towns experienced an economic boom with significant growth in export trade.

  2. 1540

    1540s crisis and inflation

    Scotland faced severe economic crises, plague, and intense wars with England, particularly during the 1540s, leading to high inflation.

  3. 1563

    1563 London plague outbreak kills 20,000

    A devastating plague outbreak in 1563 killed over 20,000 people in London after being brought back by soldiers returning from Le Havre.

  4. 1563

    Statute of Artificers passed in 1563

    The 1563 Statute of Artificers regulated wages and mandatory seven-year apprenticeships for laborers across the kingdom.

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