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Hace 3 días · The life of the city during the period is reflected most comprehensively in the columns of the Gloucester Journal newspaper, which was begun in 1722 by Robert Raikes and William Dicey, who were already partners in a Northampton newspaper.
Hace 2 días · En ese mismo acto del Parlamento del 26 de junio de 1483, el duque de Gloucester cumplió su deseo más profundo y fue proclamado rey. Se hizo llamar Ricardo III. Este fue el último soberano de la casa de York y de la dinastía Plantagenet que reinó durante 300 años. Su historia inspiró una de las célebres obras de teatro de William ...
Hace 1 día · Formerly abbey, dissolved 1540. Cathedral since 1541. Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity and formerly St Peter's Abbey, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn.
Hace 1 día · William the Conqueror William is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry during the Battle of Hastings, lifting his helmet to show that he is still alive. King of England Reign 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087 Coronation 25 December 1066 Predecessor Edgar Ætheling (uncrowned) Harold II (crowned) Successor William II Duke of Normandy Reign 3 July 1035 – 9 September 1087 Predecessor Robert I ...
Hace 5 días · GLOUCESTER 1835–1985. For Gloucester the Victorian period (fn. 1) was one of almost uninterrupted growth. In the mid 19th century the trade brought by the Gloucester and Berkeley canal was of primary importance to the economy, and the building of railways improved links with Gloucester's hinterland. The canal trade, which thrived on grain and ...
Hace 5 días · William Ernest Henley (born Aug. 23, 1849, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Eng.—died July 11, 1903, Woking, near London) was a British poet, critic, and editor who in his journals introduced the early work of many of the great English writers of the 1890s.
Hace 5 días · Gloucester's development as a commercial and manufacturing centre in the mid and late 19th century and the growth of a large working-class population had a distinct influence on its social and cultural life. Although the social attractions of nearby Cheltenham were more popular with the gentry, the city's status as a cathedral and county town ...
