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May 21, 2024 · Gloucester was the Roman colonia of Glevum, founded by the emperor Nerva (reigned 96–98 ce ). The foundation of the abbey of St. Peter by King Osric of Northumbria in 681 favoured the town’s growth, and it became the capital of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
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One of the most significant periods in Gloucester's history began in 1378 when Richard II convened Parliament in the city. Parliaments were held there until 1406 under Henry IV of England. The Parliament Rooms at the Cathedral remain as testimony to this important time.
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May 20, 2024 · Gloucester, which was the shire town of Gloucestershire from the late Anglo-Saxon period, was sometimes styled civitas in the 11th and 12th centuries. Later it was always styled a town or borough until 1541, when on the founding the see of Gloucester, it was made a city by charter.
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Gloucester began as a Roman town. It lies at the first point where the river Severn can be easily crossed so it was a natural place to build a town. About 49 AD the Romans built a fort to guard the river crossing at Kingsholm. In 64 AD they built a new fort on the site of Gloucester town center. About 75 AD the Roman army moved on but the site of t...
After the Romans left Britain Gloucester was probably abandoned although there may have been a small number of farmers living inside the walls and farming the land outside. The Saxons captured Gloucester in 577 AD after they won a battle against the native Celts. We do not know if people were living in Gloucester at that time. In the late 7th centu...
William the Conqueror came to Gloucester in 1085 and while he was there he ordered that the Domesday Book be written. Gloucester may have had a population of about 3,500 in the Middle Ages. By the standards of the time, it was a fairly large town. (In those days towns were much smaller than they are today). Gloucester, it was said, ranked 10th amon...
The Fleece Hotel was built as an inn in about 1500. Then in 1541, Gloucester was given a bishop and the Abbey Church was made the new cathedral. Henry VIII and his son Edward 1547-53 introduced religious changes to England. However, Henry’s daughter Mary tried to undo the changes. She burned many Protestants. One of them was John Hooper, Bishop of ...
By the early 17th century Gloucester was less important than it had once been. Nevertheless, it was still a fair-sized town with a population of about 4,000 in the 16th century. Gloucester was still a busy port and a market town for the surrounding region. Furthermore, although the cloth industry declined pin making boomed in Gloucester in the 17th...
Ladybellegate House was built around 1704. Then in 1751, the cross that had stood in the town center for centuries was demolished. An infirmary was opened in Gloucester in 1761. The East gate was demolished in 1778 to make it easier for traffic to enter and leave the town. In 1768 two new market sites were created to house all the stalls that were ...
In the 19th century conditions in Gloucester improved. In 1820 Gloucester gained gas street lighting and in 1831 a dispensary where the poor could obtain free medicines opened. Then in the 1850s and 1860s, a piped water supply was built. In the late 19th century a network of sewers was built. The Museum of Gloucesteropened in 1860. In 1872 a school...
Gloucester grew rapidly in the 20th century. In the 1900s growth spread to Tuffley, Wotton, Hucclecote, and Longlevens. Gloucester spread outwards engulfing the surrounding countryside. Conditions in Gloucester improved rapidly in the 20th century. Gloucester gained an electricity supply in 1900 and in 1904 the horse-drawn trams were replaced by el...
In 2007 Gloucester suffered from bad floods. On a happier note in 2009 Gloucester Day, which celebrates the end of the siege in 1643 was revived. Also in 2009, Gloucester Quays Shopping Centre opened. Today Gloucester is a thriving city. In 2023 the population of Gloucester was 132,000.
64 The Romans build a fort on the site of Gloucester 75 The Roman army moves on but the site of the fort is turned into a town for retired soldiers 407 The Roman army leaves Britain. Roman towns go into a steep decline. 577 The Saxons capture Gloucester c. 680 The town of Gloucester revives 909 St Oswald’s remains are brought to Gloucester 915 Men ...
Gloucester's most obvious importance to the new rulers of England was its strategic position in relation to South Wales. The crossing of the Severn controlled by the town was rapidly secured by a castle, which was rebuilt on a more substantial scale in the early 12th century.
May 15, 2024 · Early Modern Gloucester (to 1640): Population and economic development to 1640. A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4, the City of Gloucester. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1988. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
King Edward the Confessor held his Witan at Gloucester 9 times. AD 1068. William the Conqueror builds castle at Gloucester. AD 1089. The foundation stone of the current Cathedral was laid by Serlo. AD 1110 – 1120. New castle built on site of modern prison. AD 1137. Llanthony Secunda Priory founded at Hempsted.
