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Bristol became a city in 1542 and trade across the Atlantic developed. The city was captured by Royalist troops and then recaptured for Parliament during the English Civil War. During the 17th and 18th centuries the transatlantic slave trade and the Industrial Revolution brought further prosperity.
Sep 18, 2023 · Henry VIII’s split with Rome in the 1530s – the English Reformation – had profound consequences in economics and politics as well as religion. Meanwhile, Henry closed down the religious houses and the abbey church of St Augustine became Bristol Cathedral, and so Bristol became a proper city.
Bristol marked the 650th anniversary of Bristol becoming an independent City and County.
Aug 25, 2019 · Bristol has always been a city of firsts - but it's not just breaking new ground that will amaze the student of Bristol's past. There are some things from the past that are still true today...
May 22, 2005 · Bristol became a county in 1373 by royal charter. Its Corporation was dominated by the Guild of Merchants, which evolved into The Society of Merchant Venturers . The Society regulated Bristol's maritime trade for centuries.
Nov 26, 2020 · Queen Elizabeth I came to Bristol in 1574, an event not often thought about here, but celebrated in style in the Wisconsin city of Kenosha every summer since the late 1980s. A rollicking romp through Elizabethan England, visitors can expect 16 th century games, rides, arts, crafts, food, music, and pub crawls, plus one-of-a-kind encounters with ...
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5 days ago · Bristol, city and unitary authority, southwestern England. It was part of the historic counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset until the creation of the county of Bristol (1373–1974) and then of the county of Avon (1974–96). When the county of Avon was abolished, Bristol became a unitary authority.
