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Gloucester (/ ˈ ɡ l ɒ s t ər / ⓘ GLOSS-tər) is a cathedral city, non-metropolitan district and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England.Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west; it is sited 19 miles (31 km) from Monmouth, 33 miles (53 km) from Bristol, and 17 miles (27 km) east of the border with Wales.
Bristol and Gloucester actively supported the Yorkist cause during the Wars of the Roses. [2] In the religious struggles of the 16th century Gloucester showed strong Protestant sympathy, and in the reign of Mary, Bishop Hooper was sent to Gloucester to be burnt as a warning to the county. [2] [7]
The cloisters at Gloucester are the earliest surviving fan vaults in England, having been designed between 1351 and 1377 by Thomas de Cantebrugge. [ 36 ] [ d ] David Verey and Alan Brooks, in the 2002 revised volume, Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and the Forest of Dean , in the Pevsner Buildings of England series, call them "the most memorable in ...
The project aims to encourage Gloucestershire residents to investigate their local history; in particular providing an accessible repository of documents for tracking family history. The Hub also provides volunteering opportunities such as the transcribing of historical sources.
Gloucestershire (/ ˈ ɡ l ɒ s t ər ʃ ər / ⓘ GLOST-ər-shər, /-ʃ ɪər /-sheer; abbreviated Glos.) [3] is a ceremonial county in South West England.It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire to the east, Wiltshire to the south, Bristol and Somerset to the south-west, and the Welsh county of ...
Pages in category "History of Gloucester" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The siege of Gloucester took place between 10 August and 5 September 1643 during the First English Civil War. It was part of a Royalist campaign led by King Charles I to take control of the Severn Valley from the Parliamentarians .
The current school was officially founded in 1541 as a direct consequence of the English Reformation, when Gloucester Cathedral was established.However, education had been an important part of the work of the cathedral's predecessor, the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter.