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26-907: George Lawson may refer to: George Lawson (MP for York) (1493–1543), English member of parliament George Lawson (English clergyman) (1598–1678), English divine and writer George Lawson (Scottish minister) (1749–1820), Scottish minister and biblical scholar George Lawson (botanist) (1827–1895), Canadian botanist George Anderson Lawson (1832–1904), British sculptor George Mervyn Lawson (1865–1945), South African clergyman George Lawson (Australian politician) (1880–1966), Australian politician George Lawson (RAF officer) (1899–1922), South African World War I flying ace George Lawson (MP for Motherwell) (1906–1978), Scottish member of parliament, 1954–1974 George Lawson (judge) , judge in Ceylon George Lawson, American singer from

52-402: A reputation at the garrisons of Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tournai under the commands of Thomas Lord Darcy and William 4th Baron Mountjoy respectively. Having been a royal official helped him rise through the ranks in the city of York and also increased his wealth. George found himself playing the part of intermediary between Thomas Cromwell and Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland . During

78-600: Is tournaisien , a Picard dialect similar to that of other municipalities of Hainaut and Northern France. Tournai also belongs to Romance Flanders , like Lille , Douai , Tourcoing , and Mouscron . The city was one of the greatest cultural and economic centres of the County of Flanders . Some traces can still be seen today: Although Tournai is in the Flemish cultural area (of the Scheldt), it also possesses some treasures of

104-511: Is considered to be one of the most important cultural sites in Belgium. The mixed Romanesque - and Gothic -style Cathedral of Our Lady and the city's Belfry , considered the oldest in Belgium, have been designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites . Inside the cathedral, the Châsse de Notre-Dame flamande , a beautifully ornate 12th-century reliquary , gives witness to Tournai's wealth in

130-564: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George Lawson (MP for York) Sir George Lawson was one of two Members of the Parliament of England for the constituency of York on two occasions from 1529 to 1533 and from 1533 to 1536. George was born around 1493 to William Lawson of Cramlington and Anne Horsley of Thernham. In 1516 he married Elizabeth and they had at least two sons, one named George, and one daughter named Anne. He

156-647: The Frankish Empire , with Clovis I being born here. Tournai lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt . Administratively, the town and municipality is part of the Province of Hainaut , in the Wallonia region of southwest Belgium. The municipality has an area of 213.75 km (82.53 sq mi). Tournai has its own arrondissements , both administrative and judicial. The municipality consists of

182-521: The Middle Ages . Other places of interest are the 13th-century Scheldt bridge (Pont des Trous) and the main square ( Grand-Place ), as well as several old city gates, historic warehouses, and a variety of museums. As in many Belgian cities, there are a number of cafés and pubs on the Grand-Place. In the middle of the square, there are a series of water fountains, while a circular staircase to

208-573: The Mosan style . Indeed, the two most beautiful shrines of the cathedral, commissioned by the Bishop of Tournai, were made in the region of Liège by the artist Nicholas of Verdun : the shrines of Saint-Eleutherius and of Our Lady of Flanders (13th century). Those shrines testify to the opulence of Tournai and Liège during the Middle Ages. The shrine of Our Lady of Flanders has been called one of

234-472: The Pilgrimage of Grace , George found himself in a difficult place politically being a government official but sympathizing with the rebels. When the rebels were admitted to the city of York, several lodged with him at his house. He was also reported to have attended the rebel council at Pontefract , but he eventually distanced himself from the movement to declare himself a loyal subject again. His loyalty

260-626: The 16th century, Tournai was a bulwark of Calvinism , but eventually it was conquered by the Spanish governor of the Low Countries, the Duke of Parma , following a prolonged siege in 1581. After the fall of the city, its Protestant inhabitants were given one year to sell their possessions and emigrate, a policy that was at the time considered relatively humane, since very often religious opponents were simply massacred. One century later, in 1668,

286-532: The Netherlands 1815–1830 [REDACTED]   Kingdom of Belgium 1830–1940 [REDACTED] Military Administration in Belgium 1940–1944 [REDACTED] Reichskommissariat of Belgium and Northern France 1944 [REDACTED]   Kingdom of Belgium 1944–present Tournai, known as Tornacum , was a place of minor importance in Roman times , a stopping place where the Roman road from Cologne on

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312-578: The Rhine to Boulogne on the coast crossed the river Scheldt . It was fortified under Emperor Maximian in the 3rd century AD, when the Roman limes was withdrawn to the string of outposts along the road. It came into the possession of the Salian Franks in 432. Under King Childeric I , whose tomb was discovered there in 1653, Tournai was the capital of the Frankish Empire . In 486, Clovis moved

338-740: The Scheldt, with defensive towers at either end, was built in 1290, replacing an earlier wooden structure. In 1340, as a part of the Hundred Years' War, Edward III of England gathered a large army and besieged Tournai for a month. The operation was unsuccessful, bankrupting Edward and forcing him to sign the Truce of Espléchin . During the 15th century, the city's textile trade boomed and it became an important supplier of tapestry . The art of painting flourished too: Jacques Daret , Robert Campin and Rogier van der Weyden all came from Tournai. It

364-532: The Treaties of Verdun (843) and of Meerssen (870) , Tournai remained in the western part of the empire, which in 987 became France. The city participated in 11th-century rise of towns in the Low Countries , with a woollen cloth industry based on English wool, which soon made it attractive to wealthy merchants. An ambitious rebuilding of the cathedral was initiated in 1030. Odo of Orléans was appointed at

390-587: The cathedral school of Tournai in 1087. Under Odo's leadership, Saint-Martin Abbey flourished and by 1105 had 70 monks. The commune's drive for independence from the local counts succeeded in 1187, and the city was henceforth directly subordinated to the French Crown, as the seigneurie de Tournaisis , as the city's environs are called. The stone Pont des Trous (Bridge of the Holes)  [ fr ] over

416-515: The center of power to Paris . In turn, a native son of Tournai, Eleutherius , became bishop of the newly created bishopric of Tournai , extending over most of the area west of the Scheldt. In 862, Charles the Bald , first king of Western Francia and still to become Holy Roman Emperor , would make Tournai the seat of the County of Flanders . After the partition of the Frankish Empire by

442-578: The city briefly returned to France under King Louis XIV in the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle following the siege of Tournai . The city was besieged by the Duke of Marlborough during the War of Spanish Succession in 1709. At the end of the war in 1713, under terms of the Treaty of Utrecht the former Spanish Netherlands , including Tournai, came into possession of the Austrian Habsburgs . The city

468-974: The following: Barry , Beclers , Blandain , Chercq , Ere , Esplechin , Froidmont , Froyennes , Gaurain-Ramecroix , Havinnes , Hertain , Kain , Lamain , Marquain , Maulde , Melles , Mont-Saint-Aubert , Mourcourt , Orcq , Quartes , Ramegnies-Chin , Rumillies , Saint-Maur , Templeuve , Thimougies , Tournai, Vaulx , Vezon , Warchin , and Willemeau . [REDACTED] Gallia Belgica until 432 Salian Franks 432–481 Francia 481–843 West Francia 843–987 [REDACTED] Kingdom of France 987–1513 [REDACTED]   Kingdom of England 1513–1519 [REDACTED] Kingdom of France 1519–1521 [REDACTED] Habsburg Netherlands 1521–1556 [REDACTED] Spanish Netherlands 1556–1668 [REDACTED] Kingdom of France 1668–1713 [REDACTED] Austrian Netherlands 1714–1794 [REDACTED] French Republic 1794–1804 [REDACTED] French Empire 1804–1815 [REDACTED] Kingdom of

494-780: The position of cofferer, or treasurer, in the household of Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset between 1526 and 1534. He was appointed Justice of the Peace for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1532-33, the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1536 until his death and for the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1537 also until his death. He was also a member of the Council of the North from 1540. Between 1513 and 1516, George built

520-745: The top of the Belfry can be climbed. On the Rue Barre-St-Brice are two of the oldest private houses in Europe, dating from between 1175 and 1200 and built in the Romanesque style, while the Rue des Jésuites includes a Gothic house from the 13th century. There are also several buildings in the Art Nouveau style across the city. Tournai is a French-speaking town of Belgium. The local language

546-587: The vocal group Deep River Boys George "Yorkey" Lawson, Yorkshire-born fisherman and namesake of Yorkeys Knob, Queensland , Australia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Lawson&oldid=1166599467 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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572-443: Was captured in 1513 by Henry VIII of England , making it the only Belgian city ever to have been ruled by England. It was also represented in the 1515 Parliament of England . The city was handed back to French rule in 1519, following the Treaty of London (1518) . In 1521, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V added the city to his possessions in the Low Countries , leading to a period of religious strife and economic decline. During

598-721: Was again successfully besieged by France in 1745. In 1794, France annexed the Austrian Netherlands during the French Revolutionary Wars and Tournai became part of the department of Jemmape . From 1815 on, following the Napoleonic Wars , Tournai formed part of the United Netherlands and after 1830 of newly independent Belgium . Badly damaged in 1940 during World War II , Tournai has since been carefully restored. Tournai

624-600: Was knighted in May 1530. Throughout his life, he held many offices in both the city of York and for the Crown. He was Deputy Captain in the garrison of Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1514. He became a member of the Corpus Christi Guild in 1516 and an alderman from 1527 until his death in 1543. He served one term as Lord Mayor of York in 1530 as well as the two terms as MP for the city, sitting with George Gale. He also held

650-582: Was not beyond criticizing the government where it conflicted with city matters. In 1536 he spoke out against a parliamentary act the enclosed common land on the Knavesmire. He died in Berwick during a supply run to the garrison in February 1543. Tournai Tournai is one of the oldest cities in Belgium and has played an important role in the country's cultural history. It was the first capital of

676-782: Was rewarded when he was commissioned to repair the castles of Sheriff Hutton , Pontefract , Sandal and Berwick. As religious houses surrendered to the Crown, George acquired the leases to the Whitefriars in Newcastle and the Augustinian priory in York adjacent to his house, converting it into a malting house. Around 1539-40, George bought a twenty-one year lease of the Austin Friars in London following its dissolution. George

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