French raid on Brighthelmstone

Not Andy Naylor

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Dec 12, 2007

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Seven Dials

• Jun 11, 2014

• #1

The centre spread of today's Argus features the French navy's raid that took place 500 years ago this week and ended up with the whole of Brighthelmstone burnt to the ground, with the exception of St Nicholas' church.

Presumably the townsfolk were taken completely by surprise because there was no NSC to warn them in advance by claiming to have SAUCES in France. And as they picked through the smouldering remains of their homes, there would have been no chance to enjoy the subsequent recriminations and name-calling on here.

 

JJ McClure

Go Jags

Jul 7, 2003

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Hassocks

• Jun 11, 2014

• #2

I expect the first binfest about UKIP would have started shortly after the raid.

 

Ernest

Stupid IDIOT

Nov 8, 2003

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LOONEY BIN

• Jun 11, 2014

• #3

Did they BURN down the WETHERSPOONS on West Street ?

 

RandyWanger

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Mar 14, 2013

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• Jun 11, 2014

• #4

I don't like French SAUCES, always get mine shipped over.

 

seagullsovergrimsby

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Aug 21, 2005

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Crap Town

• Jun 11, 2014

• #5

Shame they didn't invade Croydon in 2011 to finish the job properly.

 

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Seasidesage

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Brighton, United Kingdom

• Jun 11, 2014

• #6

seagullsovergrimsby said:

Shame they didn't invade Croydon in 2011 to finish the job properly.

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They would've taken one look and turned round and gone home.

 

carlzeiss

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• Jun 11, 2014

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The French burned the little town of Brighton in 1514. That was an easy task as most buildings in the town were wooden and they had thatched roofs. Yet Brighton was soon rebuilt. In 1545 the French attacked Brighton again. A writer said the French commander: 'Came forth into the seas and arrived on the coast of Sussex before Brighthamstead (Brighton) and set certain of his soldiers on land to burn and spoil the country, but the beacons were lit (to warn people in the nearby villages and call on them to help) and the inhabitants thereabout came down so thick, that the Frenchmen were driven to fly with loss of diverse of their numbers so that they did little hurt there'.

By Tim Lambert

 

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symyjym

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Nov 2, 2009

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Brighton / Hove actually

• Jun 11, 2014

• #8

Brighthelmstone should have been the adopted name for the City instead of this double barreled mouthful.

The City of Brighthelmstone has a better ring to it and is far more sophisticated.

 

glasfryn

cleaning up cat sick

Nov 29, 2005

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somewhere in Eastbourne

• Jun 11, 2014

• #9

Oh the irony
there are three(3) sailors buried in St Nicks graveyard
I believe they came from a shipwreck off the coast nearby

 

Dan Aitch

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May 31, 2013

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• Jun 11, 2014

• #10

500 years ago? That's late-reporting even by the Argus's standards.

 

Psychobilly freakout

HellBilly

Feb 23, 2009

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Brighton factually.....

• Jun 11, 2014

• #11

glasfryn said:

Oh the irony
there are three(3) sailors buried in St Nicks graveyard
I believe they came from a shipwreck off the coast nearby

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Good job there was no monkey mascots on board eh

 

sten

sister ray

Jul 14, 2003

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eastside

• Jun 11, 2014

• #12

carlzeiss said:

The French burned the little town of Brighton in 1514. That was an easy task as most buildings in the town were wooden and they had thatched roofs. Yet Brighton was soon rebuilt. In 1545 the French attacked Brighton again. A writer said the French commander: 'Came forth into the seas and arrived on the coast of Sussex before Brighthamstead (Brighton) and set certain of his soldiers on land to burn and spoil the country, but the beacons were lit (to warn people in the nearby villages and call on them to help) and the inhabitants thereabout came down so thick, that the Frenchmen were driven to fly with loss of diverse of their numbers so that they did little hurt there'.

By Tim Lambert

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No change there then surrounding towns & villages always had to come into town to lend a hand if you catch my drift