History of Worcester

1196: 1181: 309:, serving a sizeable parish. Two further churches were established by 800, St Margaret's and St Alban's. Between the four religious communities, along with people supplying the basics needed for everyday life, a considerable number of people would have lived in the settlement. Nevertheless, the site was an essentially private settlement. Worcester appears frequently in the historic records prior to the Viking era, often with reference to the church and monastic communities, and showing evidence of extensive ecclesiastical ownership of lands. In this early phase, the Bishop was already a powerful figure, collecting considerable dues from lands and properties owned, including the Droitwich saltworks. 424: 1562: 1109: 1538: 2440: 1548: 866: 31: 941: 5129: 4328: 329: 1271: 3509: 1221:. Local government reform took place in 1835, which for the first time created election procedures for councillors, but also restricted the ability of the city to buy and sell property, requiring Treasury permission. Until that year, the legal distinction between a select group of citizens with specific privileges and other residents of the town had survived. 419:

The city walls' upkeep was paid for by the residents. The walls included bastions and a watercourse. The course of the wall was fairly irregular. The entrances to the city were through defensive gates, constructed at different times, including St. Martin's Gate in the east, Sidbury Gate to the south,

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period, with Worcester becoming notorious for corrupt political practices. Through the period, attempts were made to reduce and eliminate electoral bribery through national legislation. As the franchise widened, attempts to fix elections through bribes, fake employment in campaigns and gifts of beer

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was opened on the northern edge of the city at Castle Street. Large stretches of the city walls had been removed by 1796, which allowed for continued urban expansion along Foregate Street, The Tything, and Upper Tything. Many townhouses were built or remodelled in brick in this period, and surviving

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saw the Priory's status change, as it lost its Benedictine monks. There were around 36 monks plus the Prior at dissolution in 1540 and some 16 were given pensions immediately or soon after, the rest being employed in the new Deanery. It was necessary to establish 'public schools' to replace monastic

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The cloth industry was also regulated by the Ordinances. Apart from regulation of weights and measures, the ordinances also attempted to protect the artisans engaged in the trade. Payment in kind was banned, with fines of 20 shillings for anyone making payment other than with gold and silver. People

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period. They were to be enforced by the city's bailiffs. Chamberlains received and accounted for rents and other income and the use of common lands within Worcester was set out. Trade regulations covered bread and ale. Others dealt with sanitation, fire regulations and upkeep of the city wall, quays

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by the late 12th century. It was one of a number of places allowed to keep records of debts, in an official locked chest known as an archa. (An archa or arca (plural archae/arcae) was a municipal chest in which deeds were preserved.) Jewish life probably centred around what is now Copenhagen Street.

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were killed in May 1041 while attempting to collect taxes for the expanded navy, after being driven into the Priory, where they were murdered. A military force was sent to deal with the non-payment, while the townspeople attempted to defend themselves by moving to and occupying the island of Bevere,

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fortified Worcester "for the protection of all the people" at the request of Bishop Werfrith. It appears that maintenance of the defences was to be paid for by the townspeople. A unique document detailing this and privileges granted to the church also outlines the existence of Worcester's market and

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in 1906 finally found that around 500 men on low incomes regarded the purchase of their vote as something they should expect as of right, and a welcome addition to their subsistence. The campaign by liberals to end electoral corruption was not welcomed, and led to underperformance by that party for

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Like many Georgian cities, parts of Worcester suffered from significant urban poverty. In 1702 a workhouse was built in Foregate Street using income from the city's hop market, and was replaced in 1794 by a larger building on Tallow Hill. By 1800 it housed 200 people, and in 1811 it issued a series

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Worcester elected members of Parliament at the Guildhall, by males "of suche as hev dwellynge wtin the ffraunches and by the moste voice." That is, by shouting. Members of Parliament had to own freehold property worth 40 shillings a year, and be "of good name and fame, not outlawed, not acombred in

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who described it as a "totally incomprehensible... act of self-mutilation". There is still a significant area of medieval Worcester remaining, examples of which can be seen along City Walls Road, Friar Street and New Street, but it is a small fraction of what was present before the redevelopments.

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has been made and bottled in Worcester since around 1837, first produced by two chemists, it is claimed according to a recipe supplied by an unnamed "Nobleman of the County". Production expanded, and a new factory was opened at the Midland Road on 16 October 1897, which accommodated exports to the

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Worcester regained its charter and was granted more freedoms. The annual tax was increased to £30. The sheriff was again removed from his role representing the city to the Crown, except in some limited circumstances. A guild of merchants was created, creating a trading monopoly for those admitted.

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The ordinances also mandated that the then-neglected pageants of the crafts take place five times a year, and set out a few general rules for newcomers expecting to set up their trade in the city. A master craftsman was obliged to make customary payments to the wardens of the craft. A journeyman

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in London. There were sections for exhibits of fine arts (over 600 paintings), historical manuscripts and industrial items. The profit was £1,867.9s.6d and the number of visitors is recorded as 222,807. Some of the profit from the exhibition was used to build the Victoria Institute in Foregate

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10 ha. The rampart had at least two gates on its north and east sides, although their exact locations have not been confirmed by excavation. Extramural settlement has been identified during excavations at Castle Street, Deansway, and Sidbury, and is thought to represent the city's northern and

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in 1660, Worcester cleverly used its location as the site of the final battles of the First Civil War (1646) and Third Civil War (1651) to mount an appeal for compensation from the new King Charles II. As part of this and not based upon any historical fact, it invented the epithet

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While most buildings in the Roman small town were made of timber, the presence of more substantial romanised buildings are indicated by finds of tesserae, flue tiles, painted wall plaster, and architectural stonework, including the remains of a limestone column found at The Butts.

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Worcester's prosperity in the 18th and early 19th centuries is reflected in the city's architecture, which has been described as 'one of the most impressive Georgian streetscapes in the Midlands'. Many public buildings were rebuilt in this period, including the Grade I listed

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King John made eleven visits to Worcester, including at his first Easter as King in 1200. Wulstan was made a saint in 1203, and John visited his shrine in 1207. He appears to have developed an attachment to Wulstan's cult because he appeared to support the authority of kings.

1448:) for the government on the eastern bank of the River Severn, about one mile south of Worcester. There were six 4,000 ton semi-buried tanks for the storage of white oils. It had no rail or road loading facilities but distribution could be carried out by barge through the 409:. The main road from London to mid-Wales ran through Worcester. The road north west ran to Kidderminster, Bridgnorth and Shrewsbury; and the road north through Bromsgrove connected to Coventry, and towards Derby. The road southward connected to Tewkesbury and Gloucester. 543:

who resided in the city for a year and day, and were members of the guild, were to be deemed free. Finally, the charter granted rights to levy tolls and taxation, and exemption from certain duties and taxes otherwise due to the Crown. The charter was renewed in 1264.

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The city council was organised by a system of co-option. There were 24 members of the high chamber, and 48 of the lower chamber. Committees appointed the two Bailiffs and made financial decisions, while the two chambers agreed the city's rules, or ordinances.

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in the face of the overwhelming numbers against them. The Scots were billeted in and around the city, again at great expense and causing new anxiety for the residents. The Scots were joined by very limited local forces, including a company of 60 men under

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The Priory was fined for protecting the rebels and were forced to melt down the treasures used to adorn St Wulfstan's tomb. The city of Worcester was fined £100 for its role; the lack of a Charter for the city enabled this arbitrary payment to be levied.

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The inter-war years saw the rapid growth of engineering, producing machine tools (James Archdale, H.W. Ward), castings for the motor industry (Worcester Windshields and Casements), mining machinery (Mining Engineering Company which later became part of

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Worcester's fortifications would most likely have established the line of the wall that was extant until the 1600s, perhaps excepting the south east area near the former castle. It is referred to as a wall by contemporaries, so may have been of stone.

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factory at Warmstry Slip, and rival porcelain manufacturers sprang up from the 1780s onwards. Glovemaking became a major local industry from the later 18th century, and by 1830 a total of 108 glove manufacturers were trading in the city.

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period, which may have been located on or near the site of the medieval cathedral. By the late 1st century the settlement developed into a small town, which may have been called 'Vertis', a name first mentioned in the 7th-century

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A national assembly of Jewish notables was summoned to Worcester by the Crown in 1240 to assess their wealth for taxation; at which Henry III "squeezed the largest tallage of the thirteenth century from his Jewish subjects."

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Worcester's growth and position as a market town distributing goods and produce came from its river crossing and bridge, and its position on the road network. In the 14th century, the nearest bridges over the Severn were at

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and pavements. Public order and crimes including affray are covered. Citizens were given the privilege of being imprisoned underneath the Guildhall rather than in the town jail, except for the most serious offences.

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The city's late medieval ordinances banned tilers from forming a guild, and encouraged tilers to settle in Worcester to trade freely. Roofs of thatch and wooden chimneys were banned in order to reduce fire risks.

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hosted its first horse race on 27 June 1718. These visitors provided custom to the city's numerous coaching inns, and several 18th- and early 19th-century examples survive on Broad Street and Foregate Street.

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By late medieval times the population had grown to 1,025 families, excluding the cathedral quarter, so probably stood under 10,000. Worcester had grown beyond the limits of its walls with a number of suburbs.

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Dalwood, Hal; Dinn, James; Evans, Jane; Holbrook, Neil; Hurst, Derek; Morton, Richard; Jackson, Robin; Pearson, Elizabeth (2018). "Worcestershire in the Roman period". In White, Roger; Hodder, Mike (eds.).

41:'s early importance is partly due to its position on trade routes, but also because it was a centre of Church learning and wealth, due to the very large possessions of the See and Priory accumulated in the 589:, as Bishop of Worcester, imposed particularly strict rules on Jews within the diocese in 1219. As elsewhere in England, Jews were officially compelled to wear square white badges, supposedly representing 412:

There had been a bridge in Worcester since at least the 11th century; it was replaced in the early 14th century. This bridge, situated below the current Newport Street, had six arches on piers with

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Roman Worcester was a significant industrial centre, and played a key role in the early West Midlands iron industry. The ore smelted at Worcester was probably shipped up the River Severn from the

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stated in the mid 1500s that "The welthe of the towne of Worcestar standithe most by draping, and noe towne of England, at this present tyme, maketh so many cloathes yearly as this towne doth."

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attacked the city, took the castle and ransacked the Cathedral, where the garrison had attempted to take shelter. Marshal was warned of the attack by his father, and was able to escape.

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During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Worcester was a major centre for glove-making, employing nearly half the glovers in England at its peak (over 30,000 people). In 1815 the

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In politics, Worcester often lagged behind other similar cities in municipal reform, and in the nineteenth and start of the twentieth century, retained corrupt electoral practices in

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in 1189. This set out the annual payment made to the Crown as £24 per annum, and set out that the city would deal directly with the Crown's Exchequer, rather than through the county

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and the depot could receive fuel either by barge or the GPSS pipeline network. It was at one time used as a civil reserve storing gas oil and then stored aviation kerosene for the

316:'s reign, when it was chosen to be the site of a 'burh', or fortified town, as part of efforts to create a network of defensible sites able to resist Viking invasions. The earls of 623: 4356: 1028:'s attempt to regain the Crown. When the army approached, Worcester's council voted to surrender, fearing further violence and destruction. The Parliamentary garrison withdrew to 1048:. Charles II was easily defeated by Cromwell's forces of 30,000 men. Charles II returned to his headquarters in what is now known as King Charles House in the Cornmarket, before 547:

Worcester's institutions grew at a slower pace than most county towns and had detectably archaic echoes. It is likely that this is related to the power of the local aristocracy.

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In the 1950s and 1960s large areas of the medieval centre of Worcester were demolished and rebuilt as a result of decisions by town planners. This was condemned by many such as

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in 1621, giving it autonomy from local government. From this point, Worcester was governed by a mayor, recorder and six aldermen. Councillors were selected through co-option.

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began. In 1216, the barons asked the French Dauphin to depose John. This brought conflict to Worcestershire, where the county 's leaders organised against him, and allowed

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By the middle of the 20th century, only a few Worcester gloving companies survived since gloves became less fashionable and free trade allowed in cheaper imports from the

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as 'a fine town hall...as splendid as any of the C18 in England'. The city's medieval bridge was demolished and rebuilt further downstream in 1771-80, and in 1771 a new

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Worcester's Ordinances of the sixth year of Edward IV, renewed in 1496–7, and detailed in 82 clauses, give a detailed picture of life and city organisation in the late

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John spent Christmas 1214 at Worcester, During his disputes with the Barons over the administration of justice, before returning to London where discussions leading to

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The foundry heritage of the city is represented by Morganite Crucible at Norton which produces graphitic shaped products and cements for use in the modern industry.

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Domesday Book also records a considerable number of town houses belonging to rural landowners, presumably used as residences while selling produce from their lands.

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was appointed by the Pope to enforce his Interdict, alongside the Bishops of London and Ely. He was forced into exile and his possessions confiscated as a result.

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Twenty-Five Years of Archaeology in Gloucestershire: A Review of New Discoveries and New Thinking in Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and Bristol, 1979-2004

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became very expensive, making it politically preferable to crack down on them. Nevertheless, such practices persisted in Worcester, allowing Worcester to retain

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In the 1100s, Worcester suffered a number of city fires. The first was on 19 June 1113, destroying town, castle and cathedral, and the second in November 1131.

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is suggested by excavated finds from Blackfriars, Castle Street, and The Hive. The discovery of a 4th-century bronze 'Chi-Rho' at Lychgate may reflect a

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was given permission to expel Jews from towns under her jurisdiction, and within the year, those still remaining in Worcester were forced to move to

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Worcester in this period contained green spaces such as orchards and fields between its main streets within the city wall boundary, as evidenced by

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The city was a centre of the cloth trade, and later of glove production. It had a number of foundries and made machine tools for the car industry.

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Symons, David John (2005). "The moneyers of the Worcester mint, 1066-1158: some thoughts and comments". In Cook, Barrie; Williams, Gareth (eds.).

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In the aftermath of the battle, Worcester was heavily looted by the Parliamentarian army, with an estimated £80,000 of damage done. Around 10,000

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was in place by 1069, its outer bailey built on land that had previously been the cemetery for the monks of the Worcester cathedral chapter. The

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and excavated examples were often decorated with ornate plaster- and woodwork, ironwork, and other popular furnishings like delftware tiles.

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borough court, differentiation between church and market quarters within the city, as well as the role of the King in relation to the roads.

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Governed by a master, two wardens and three assistants, met in the Trinity Hall. Ordinances of 1558, silver seal and cup existed in 1857.

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could note that 'the inhabitants are generally esteemed rich, being full of business, occasioned chiefly by the clothing-trade'. In 1751

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two miles up river, where they were then besieged. After Harthacnut's men had sacked the city and set it alight, agreement was reached.

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eastern suburbs. The full extent of the Roman small town was much larger than the later medieval city, and probably covered an area of

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Gan, Yee Min; Towers, Jacqueline; Bradley, Richard; Pearson, Elizabeth; Nowell, Geoff; Peterkin, Joanne; Montgomery, Janet (2018).

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Baker, Nigel; Holt, Richard (1996). "The City of Worcester in the Tenth Century". In Brooks, Nicholas; Cubitt, Catherine (eds.).

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Georgian Worcester was a popular destination for wealthy visitors, who came to the city for business and leisure. The annual

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John attempted to claim the right to appoint English bishops, which led him into a long dispute with the Pope. Bishop

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The following century, the town (then better defended) was attacked several times (in 1139, 1150 and 1151) during

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was an important reformer, appointed Bishop in 961, jointly with York. The last Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Worcester,

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Andrews, Murray (2022). "Coinage and conquest: numismatic evidence for a Roman military presence at Worcester".

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Worcester Porcelain closed down in 2009 due to the recession. However, the site of the factory still houses the

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which were in a lamentable state at the start of the war were strengthened, and houses close to the walls were

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accyons as nygh as men may knowe, for worshipp of the seid cite". Their wages were levied by the Constable.

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Street, Worcester, which opened on 1 October 1896 and originally housed the city art gallery and museum.

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By the 970s a mint had been established at Worcester, with at least 12 moneyers recorded in the reign of

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Governed by two wardens, youngest master was beadle. Ordinances of 1496 and 1563 exist. Met Greyfriars.

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A treatise addressed to John Bishop of Worcester, probably John of Coutances who held that See, 1194-8.

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Worcester in the years before the first millennium was a centre of monastic learning and church power.

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Worcester was, for tax purposes, counted within Worcestershire's rural administration units (known as

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after 1 August 1863. The railways also gave Worcester thousands of jobs with just under half of all

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Later in that century the industry declined after import taxes on foreign competitors, mainly from

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under Royalist control, as did the county, for the most part. Worcester was a garrison town with a

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The manufacture of cloth and allied trades started to become a large local industry. For instance,

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oversaw the construction of a new castle at Worcester, although nothing now remains of the castle.

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Williams, Don; Beardsmore, Clive (1980). "Fourth-century Chi-Rho from Worcester, Lich Street(?)".

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Vincent, Nicholas (1994). "Two Papal Letters on the Wearing of the Jewish Badge, 1221 and 1229".

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Worcester was also a centre of medieval religious life; there were several monasteries until the

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Rail reorganisation in 1922 saw the Midland Railway's routes from Shrub Hill absorbed into the

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passenger coaches built in Worcester and the three signalling factories including the largest

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Worcester Magistrates Court: excavation of Romano-British homes and industry at Castle Street

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of private trade tokens 'to accommodate the public in the present scarcity of small change'.

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Excavations at Deansway, Worcester, 1988-89: Romano-British Small Town to Late Medieval City

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It is likely that there was Christian occupation within the city defences at the Church of

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period. After the reformation, Worcester continued as a centre of learning, with two early

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Darlington, John; Evans, Jane (1992). "Roman Sidbury, Worcester: excavations 1959-1989".

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In 1651 a Scottish army, 16,000 strong, marched south along the west coast in support of

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was opened in 1860 by the Hereford and Worcester Railway, quickly incorporated into the

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During the 18th century Worcester experienced significant economic growth, and in 1748

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From 1646 to 1660, the bishopric was abolished and the cathedral fell into disrepair.

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Worcester's Gheluvelt Park was opened in 1922 to commemorate the battle and war dead.

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Through the medieval and early modern period, Worcester developed a system of craft

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Holbrook, Neil (2006). "The Roman period". In Holbrook, Neil; Jurica, John (eds.).

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Barker, Philip (1969). "Excavations on the Lich Street Development Site, 1965-66".

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Another fire in 1189 destroyed much of the city for the fourth time that century.

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Friar Gate, Edgar Tower and Water Gate; there were six gates by the 16th century.

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in 1642, eventually siding with Parliament. The city was swiftly occupied by the

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Baker, Nigel; Dalwood, Hal; Holt, Richard; Mundy, Charles; Taylor, Gary (1992).

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In 1882 Worcester hosted the Worcestershire Exhibition, inspired by the earlier

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Dinn, James (2012). "The archaeology of Worcester's city defences: a review".

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While part of the Royal Infirmary hospital was demolished to make way for the

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in October 1914, which prevented the German army from reaching Belgian ports.

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In 1263 Worcester's Jewish residents were attacked by a baronial force led by

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Dominant guild, in some periods nearly synonymous with the council structure

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Jewish community of Worcester § The Jews in Worcester in the Middle Ages

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Gelling, Peter (1958). "Excavations by Little Fish Street, Worcester 1957".

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Andrews, Murray (2023a). "Card Tickets of the Worcester House of Industry".

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opened, allowing Worcester goods to be transported to a larger conurbation.

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During the Roman period Worcester emerged as an important settlement on the

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The city was often important for strategic military reasons, being close to

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Most of the inhabitants of Roman Worcester were pagans, and the worship of

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Holt, Richard (2005). "The City of Worcester in the Time of Wulfstan". In

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John Nichols's The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth

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Fuelling the Wars - PLUTO and the Secret Pipeline Network 1936 to 2015

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education in Worcester as elsewhere. This led to the establishment of

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The Diocese was notably hostile to the Jewish community in Worcester.

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John was buried in the cathedral near Wulfstan's altar after he died.

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around 400 BC. It would have been on the northern border of the

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Andrews, Murray (2023b). "Delftware tiles from Mealcheapen Street".

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The late-Victorian period saw the growth of ironfounders, including

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were only to be employed if they lived in the city and its suburbs.

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past Worcester prior to public works projects in the 1840s) and was

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The trade route which ran past Worcester, later forming part of the

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Anglo-Saxon Territorial Organisation: The Western Margins of Mercia

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Worcester was a centre for recruitment of soldiers to fight in the

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History of Worcestershire § Georgian Worcestershire 1690-1830

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Oswald and Eadnoth, from a late 13th to early 14th century psalter

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The settlement was eventually subsumed by the emerging Kingdom of

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Aspects of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman mint of Worcester, 975-1158

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Clash of Cultures? The Romano-British Period in the West Midlands

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briefly retook the city for Parliament after the skirmish at the

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of the castle overlooked the river, just south of the cathedral.

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Worcester became the focus of tax resistance against the Danish

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presence in the late Roman period. The two medieval churches of

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The core of the Roman settlement lay on the high ground around

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This article is about the English city. For the U.S. city, see

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Black's Picturesque Tourist and Road-book of England and Wales

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England's Jewish Solution: Experiment and Expulsion, 1262-1290

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As Royalist power collapsed in May 1646, Worcester was placed

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elections long after gifts and bribes had been made unlawful.

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in 1930; later, the company became Carnaud Metal Box plc).

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Riots took place in 1831, in response to the defeat of the

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Coinage and History in the North Sea World, c. AD 500-1250

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