Talk:The Great Thunderstorm

Day of the week
21 October 1638 was a thursday, not a sunday, just look here: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=21+October+1638 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.112.44.188 (talk) 23:38, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
 * It must have been a Sunday because that's what the primary sources say - see here, for example. It's clearly something to do with the Julian calendar which was being used at the time: in contrast to your reference this calendar comparison page shows it as a Sunday. I don't know why there is more than one possible answer, though. —S MALL  JIM   12:24, 6 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Unix's cal also shows 21 October 1638 as a Sunday. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.168.133.49 (talk) 02:27, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

'Protestant minister'
George Lyde is described as 'Protestant minister' of the church. I feel that in the context of England of the day that may be too vague. Catholic priests (who had to minister secretly in private houses of adherents) were by then not allowed to minister in parish churches which were now property of the Church of England or Anglican Church, so any clergyman openly taking services in them was inevitably Protestant. It would be helpful if his title (Rector, Vicar or Curate) was given if there is a published biography, those with access to local history sources (I live outside Devon) may be able to help. I have for the time being substituted the description by referring to him as Anglican minister.Cloptonson (talk) 08:41, 21 August 2021 (UTC)