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History of Coventry. Two of Coventry's three spires; Holy Trinity Church on the left, and the spire of the old ruined cathedral (St. Michael's) on the right. Coventry, a city in the West Midlands, England, grew to become one of the most important cities in England during the Middle Ages due to its booming cloth and textiles trade.
History. Origins and toponymy. The Romans founded a large fort on the outskirts of what is now Coventry at Baginton, next to the River Sowe, it has been excavated and partially reconstructed in modern times and is known as the Lunt Fort.
4 ημέρες πριν · 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 birthplace of the Godiva legend and the motor car in Britain, a medieval walled city and 20th century industrial powerhouse, victim of blitzkrieg and a centre of international peace and...
Coventry has a rich and diverse history. Find out about Coventry Cathedral, Lady Godiva, the Coventry Blitz and lots more!
The historical records tell us that as a settlement, Coventry may date back to the 10th century, while the building, which was to become the priory, was founded in the mid-11th century by...
Between the wars, Coventry was the fastest-growing urban centre in Britain and the city that rose from the rubble was central to the new Labour government's vision of a brave new Britain, with...
