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William Dowsing

William Dowsing (1596–1668), also known as "Smasher Dowsing", was an English puritan, and a particularly notable iconoclast at the time of the English Civil War. He was mainly active in East Anglia.

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William Dowsing

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Triples57
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William Dowsing → August, Cambridgeshire, Commissioner, Dowsing, Dowsing's, Earl, Eastern Association, Edward Montagu, Essex, He, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Idolatry, In August, In December, In May, Johane Dowsing, Laxfield, Lincolnshire, Manchester
related to Published editions of the Diaries · 16
William Dowsing → Boydell Press, Canadian, East Anglia, English Civil War, Evelyn White, Hayes, Iconoclasm, Ipswich, ISBN, Pawsey, Published, Suffolk, The Journal, Trevor Cooper, With Introduction, Woodbridge
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William Dowsing → Colne-Stour Valley, Dowsing's DiariesDowsing, Good Word, H-net, James, RC Richardson, Review, Theology Today, WhiteWilliam Dowsing

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this one dated Haverhillinstance ofThey contain many detailed entries0.80text
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6 January 1644instance ofThey contain many detailed entries0.80text
William Dowsingrelated to External linksRC Richardson0.60section
William Dowsingrelated to External linksH-net0.60section
William Dowsingrelated to External linksReview0.60section
William Dowsingrelated to External linksDowsing's DiariesDowsing0.60section
William Dowsingrelated to External linksColne-Stour Valley0.60section
William Dowsingrelated to External linksGood Word0.60section
William Dowsingrelated to External linksTheology Today0.60section
William Dowsingrelated to External linksJames0.60section
William Dowsingrelated to External linksWhiteWilliam Dowsing0.60section

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