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3 days ago · Coventry, city and metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Midlands, historic county of Warwickshire, England. Coventry probably dates from Saxon times. The sacking of the Saxon nunnery of St. Osburga by the Danes in 1016 led to the founding of a monastery by Earl Leofric of Mercia and
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · From tranquil strolls along scenic river valleys and ambles along a canal that was one of the arteries of the Industrial Revolution, to traditional landscaped gardens and powerful reminders of the nation’s wartime sacrifices, Coventry is a quintessential English city.
3 days ago · You can enjoy the beautiful gardens, have a drink and a snack in the cafe, see Coventry Morris Dancers 1pm – 2pm and join our choir for a harvest medley at 12.30. There will also be free archery sessions in the garden – for all ages.
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2 days ago · Coventry remained a significant industrial centre but it could no longer claim its age-old importance as one of the greatest cities of the realm.
5 days ago · SOCIAL HISTORY TO 1700. There is little evidence for the social history of Coventry before the mid 14th century. A rural society of unfree villeins in 1086, it had become, by 1280, a town of burgage-holders and cottagers holding per cartam, but the process is obscure.
4 days ago · New light shed on Coventry's treasured 500 year old tapestry. The St Mary's Hall Coventry Tapestry: Weaving the Threads Together will shine a light on Coventry's treasured medieval...
1 day ago · Designed by famous architect Joseph Paxton, London Road Cemetery is an early example of the 19th century ‘garden cemetery’ movement, developed not only as a burial site but also as place of natural beauty for the people of Coventry to enjoy.
