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830: The district was subjugated by Ecgberht, King of Wessex and incorporated in the kingdom of Mercia. [7] 874 or 875: St Werburgh's remains brought to Chester for protection against Danish invaders. [8] [9] c. 890: Chester establishes a mint. [9] 890: Plegmund, probably of Plemstall, becomes Archbishop of Canterbury. [10]
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 city was the scene of battles between warring Welsh and Saxon ...
The threat was now from the Danish kingdom based at York, so the Mercian kingdom built a fort at Eddisbury in 914 [24] [25] to serve as a defence for Chester. All along the length of the River Mersey as far as Manchester , fortified defensive settlements were created, including Rhuddlan , Runcorn , Thelwall , Bakewell and Penwortham .
The Kingdom of Wessex controlled part of the Midlands and the whole of the South (apart from Cornwall, which was still held by the Britons), while the Danes held East Anglia and the North. [100] After the victory at Edington and resultant peace treaty, Alfred set about transforming his Kingdom of Wessex into a society on a full-time war footing ...
The Chester city walls surround what was the extent of the English city of Chester in the medieval period. They started as a defensive structure for the fortress of Deva Victrix during the Roman occupation of Britain. Originating between 70 and 90 AD, they consisted of earth ramparts surmounted by wooden palisades. At intervals there were ...
Chester and Cheshire (Constituencies) Act 1542; Chester and Wrexham Turnpike; Chester city walls; List of sections of Chester city walls and associated structures; Chester Franciscan Friary; Chester General rail crash; Chester Midsummer Watch Parade; Chester Northgate railway station; Chester Roman Amphitheatre; Chester Rows; 39 Bridge Street ...
This timeline summarises significant events in the history of Northumbria and Northumberland. 500 559 – Ida of Bernicia is the first known King of Bernicia ; he reigned from 547 to 559. 588 – The first king of Deira was Ælla of Deira who ruled from 560 until his death in 588. 600 604 – Aethelfrith unites Bernicia and Deira to form Northumbria. 613 – Æthelfrith engaged in the Battle ...
This is a list of years in England, including the Kingdom of England (927–1649, 1660–1707), Commonwealth of England (1649–1653, 1659–1660), The Protectorate (1653–1659) and England as part of the Kingdom of Great Britain and United Kingdom (from 1707).