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- The capital of the county of Cheshire, Chester was originally founded as a Roman fort and has over 2000 years of history, but it is best known as a medieval city due its well-preserved Tudor architecture and observable legacies of its medieval past.
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May 17, 2019 · Chester's Roman beginnings can best be understood by walking around the astonishingly well-preserved Roman walls and standing in the awe-inspiring Roman amphitheatre. Its importance as a medieval city can be appreciated with a visit to the flowing River Dee, a wander through the remains of its motte-and-bailey castle or a stroll along the Rows.
- Rachael Lindsay
The history of Chester extends back nearly two millennia, covering all periods of British history in between then and the present day. The city of Chester was founded as a fort, known as Deva Vitrix, by the Romans in AD 70s, as early as AD 74 based on discovered lead pipes. The city was the scene of battles between warring Welsh and Saxon ...
Demography. Education. Culture. Economy. Transport. Sport. Twin towns. Notable people. Freedom of the City. See also. References. External links. Chester. Coordinates: 53.19°N 2.89°W. Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England-Wales border.
May 9, 2024 · Chester became a cathedral city in 1541 when the Benedictine abbey of St. Werburgh was dissolved. The cathedral and the buildings grouped around the cloisters are important examples of medieval architecture. The city was (and remains) a commercial and ecclesiastical centre. Chester still has its walls intact in their entire circuit of 2 miles ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 1, 2010 · Jane Laughton's book provides a new, sweeping survey of this late medieval city in an attempt to illuminate Chester's urban life in all its manifestations. The study begins with a brief foray into urban definitions, hierarchies and hinterlands, and then explores the political background of a settlement that lies near to both Wales and Ireland ...
- James Davis
- 2010
Early medieval Chester 400-1230. A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 Part 1, the City of Chester: General History and Topography. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 2003. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
4 days ago · The chapters in Part 1 give a general account of the city, covering administrative, political, economic, social, and religious history, divided into six periods: Roman, Early Medieval (400-1230), Later Medieval (1230-1550), Early Modern (1550-1762), Late Georgian and Victorian (1762-1914), and Twentieth-Century (1914-2000).
