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- 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.
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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 construction of Chester Castle, begun by the first Earl, marked the start of a new era in the city’s history. During the Middle Ages, Chester flourished as a trading port, with its famous Rows, two-tiered medieval galleries of shops, becoming a hub of commercial activity.
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
Sep 25, 2024 · ECONOMY AND SOCIETY, 1350-1550. Medieval Chester housed no industry of national importance and, as a west-facing port, was unable to participate in Continental trade to any significant extent. The city's economy was broadly based but its activities were small in scale and none dominated.
Oct 6, 2024 · This is the first of two volumes providing an authoritative and detailed treatment of Chester's history, meticulously researched from the original sources. Victoria County History - Chester . Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 2003.
Sep 9, 2024 · The history of medieval Chester can be said to begin only in 907 with the refortification of the site by the ruler of Mercia, King Alfred's daughter Æthelflæd. (fn. 12) The background to that event was the establishment of a Hiberno-Norse community in Wirral after its expulsion from Dublin in 902.
Sep 30, 2024 · CITY AND CROWN, 1350-1550. In 1351, as part of a more general investigation of his earldom's franchises, the Black Prince instituted quo warranto proceedings in Chester.
