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Titsey's historical significance stretches back to Roman times, and the historical eastern boundary of the estate follows the London to Lewes Way Roman road. The Romans left their mark at Titsey and there are two Roman sites, including the ruin of a villa (scheduled monument) in Titsey Park.
Titsey was also mentioned in the 1086 Doomsday Book (as Ticesei), however it was in the Tudor period that its significance as a historic estate really began.
The manor of Titsey was acquired in 1534 by John Gresham, one-time Lord Mayor of London and a member of the most prominent merchant dynasty in Tudor England. His elder brother Richard also became Lord Mayor of London. Born at Holt in Norfolk, like Dick Whittington, the Greshams moved to London in their early teens to seek their fortunes. They were very successful. John Gresham became a member of the Mercers' Company, one of the twelve Great Livery Companies, at an early age in 1517. He was prominent in the trade with the Middle East (spices and silks) and the Baltic (timber and skins). He founded the Russia Company, to trade with that far-off and then little-known country, an initiative which was to lead later in the century to the signing of a commercial treaty between Elizabeth I and Ivan the Terrible. He was Sheriff of London and was knighted in 1537 and became Lord Mayor in 1547.
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History
Titsey's historical significance stretches back to Roman times, and the historical eastern boundary of the estate follows the London to Lewes Way Roman road. The Romans left their mark at Titsey and there are two Roman sites, including the ruin of a villa (scheduled monument) in Titsey Park.
Titsey was also mentioned in the 1086 Doomsday Book (as Ticesei), however it was in the Tudor period that its significance as a historic estate really began.
The manor of Titsey was acquired in 1534 by John Gresham, one-time Lord Mayor of London and a member of the most prominent merchant dynasty in Tudor England. His elder brother Richard also became Lord Mayor of London. Born at Holt in Norfolk, like Dick Whittington, the Greshams moved to London in their early teens to seek their fortunes. They were very successful. John Gresham became a member of the Mercers' Company, one of the twelve Great Livery Companies, at an early age in 1517. He was prominent in the trade with the Middle East (spices and silks) and the Baltic (timber and skins). He founded the Russia Company, to trade with that far-off and then little-known country, an initiative which was to lead later in the century to the signing of a commercial treaty between Elizabeth I and Ivan the Terrible. He was Sheriff of London and was knighted in 1537 and became Lord Mayor in 1547.
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www.titsey.org/history
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History
Titsey's historical significance stretches back to Roman times, and the historical eastern boundary of the estate follows the London to Lewes Way Roman road. The Romans left their mark at Titsey and there are two Roman sites, including the ruin of a villa (scheduled monument) in Titsey Park.
Titsey was also mentioned in the 1086 Doomsday Book (as Ticesei), however it was in the Tudor period that its significance as a historic estate really began.
The manor of Titsey was acquired in 1534 by John Gresham, one-time Lord Mayor of London and a member of the most prominent merchant dynasty in Tudor England. His elder brother Richard also became Lord Mayor of London. Born at Holt in Norfolk, like Dick Whittington, the Greshams moved to London in their early teens to seek their fortunes. They were very successful. John Gresham became a member of the Mercers' Company, one of the twelve Great Livery Companies, at an early age in 1517. He was prominent in the trade with the Middle East (spices and silks) and the Baltic (timber and skins). He founded the Russia Company, to trade with that far-off and then little-known country, an initiative which was to lead later in the century to the signing of a commercial treaty between Elizabeth I and Ivan the Terrible. He was Sheriff of London and was knighted in 1537 and became Lord Mayor in 1547.
Tags: Titsey place house stateley home garden walled John Gresham
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www.titsey.org/history
Titsey Place and Gardens TITSEY PLACE & GARDENS
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History
Titsey's historical significance stretches back to Roman times, and the historical eastern boundary of the estate follows the London to Lewes Way Roman road. The Romans left their mark at Titsey and there are two Roman sites, including the ruin of a villa (scheduled monument) in Titsey Park.
Titsey was also mentioned in the 1086 Doomsday Book (as Ticesei), however it was in the Tudor period that its significance as a historic estate really began.
The manor of Titsey was acquired in 1534 by John Gresham, one-time Lord Mayor of London and a member of the most prominent merchant dynasty in Tudor England. His elder brother Richard also became Lord Mayor of London. Born at Holt in Norfolk, like Dick Whittington, the Greshams moved to London in their early teens to seek their fortunes. They were very successful. John Gresham became a member of the Mercers' Company, one of the twelve Great Livery Companies, at an early age in 1517. He was prominent in the trade with the Middle East (spices and silks) and the Baltic (timber and skins). He founded the Russia Company, to trade with that far-off and then little-known country, an initiative which was to lead later in the century to the signing of a commercial treaty between Elizabeth I and Ivan the Terrible. He was Sheriff of London and was knighted in 1537 and became Lord Mayor in 1547.
Tags: Titsey place house stateley home garden walled John Gresham
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www.titsey.org/history
Titsey Place and Gardens TITSEY PLACE & GARDENS
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HistoryDirectionsTitsey HerdContact Us
History
Titsey's historical significance stretches back to Roman times, and the historical eastern boundary of the estate follows the London to Lewes Way Roman road. The Romans left their mark at Titsey and there are two Roman sites, including the ruin of a villa (scheduled monument) in Titsey Park.
Titsey was also mentioned in the 1086 Doomsday Book (as Ticesei), however it was in the Tudor period that its significance as a historic estate really began.
The manor of Titsey was acquired in 1534 by John Gresham, one-time Lord Mayor of London and a member of the most prominent merchant dynasty in Tudor England. His elder brother Richard also became Lord Mayor of London. Born at Holt in Norfolk, like Dick Whittington, the Greshams moved to London in their early teens to seek their fortunes. They were very successful. John Gresham became a member of the Mercers' Company, one of the twelve Great Livery Companies, at an early age in 1517. He was prominent in the trade with the Middle East (spices and silks) and the Baltic (timber and skins). He founded the Russia Company, to trade with that far-off and then little-known country, an initiative which was to lead later in the century to the signing of a commercial treaty between Elizabeth I and Ivan the Terrible. He was Sheriff of London and was knighted in 1537 and became Lord Mayor in 1547.
Tags: Titsey place house stateley home garden walled John Gresham
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