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Historical Timeline of Bristol Historical Timeline of Bristol NoNo oneone knowsknows whowho actuallyactually livedlived herehere butbut The Saxons were warrior-famers hailing eexcavationsxcavations ofof thethe sitesite werewere firstfirst undertakenundertaken from northern Europe. Originally they were a The Romans brought new skills to Britain, inin 1948!1948! pagen people, but by the 7th century AD including new ways to make pottery, glass their main religion was Christianity, and and metal, and new ways to build, including many churches were built within their towns paved roads and villas in brick and stone AD 300 AD 43 Kings Weston Villa AD 450 Romans invade is built Saxons in Britain Britain Did you know, portus is Latin for “port” and abonae is Celtic for “rivers”? Saxon law dictated that coins could only be AD 60 AD 410 made in market towns. Finds of minted silver Romans settle near 1067 Romans leave Britain coins dating to the 11th century provide Bristol at Portus Abonae After William of Normandy’s success at evidence of Brycg Stowe’s status Hastings, he ordered the building of Brycg Stowe castles throughout his kingdom, including surrenders to at Bristol. This made Bristol a William the Saxon Bristol was a key port for trade in well-defended town, allowing it to flourish Conqueror slaves, captured from raids in nearby as a producer of items such as leather and Wales. cloth 1051 1373 1348 Slaves were sent to Ireland to Viking 1216 Brycg Stowe (modern day Bristol) kings or sold onto Spain and North Africa! Bristol becomes an Plague comes to The first Mayor of is first mentioned in the independent city Bristol, causing Bristol is appointed Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and county thousands to die 1247 1135 1066 Bristol was a key target for the Luftwaffe The Society of Merchant Venturers was New Bristol Bridge is Bristol Castle is William the Conqueror defeats during the Blitz due to its location as on of formed originally to combat piracy in the rebuilt the Saxon King Harold at the the West’s principle ports, receiving built supplies from Canada and the United Bristol Channel. A key member was William Battle of Hastings Canynge, who had a fleet of nine ships. He States. The city also repaired warships also helped to rebuild the old Saxon St Mary 1864 and built aeroplanes Redcliffe Church ‘The Red Maids’ School for 1809 Clifton Suspension girls was one of the first girls Bristol’s Floating Bridge opens 1634 schools opened in England. It 2007 taught daughters of the poor Harbour opens 1840 1940 1552 ‘The Red Maids’ 1750 Archaeological to read and sew The first GWR train Start of Bristol The Society of Merchant School for girls The first bank in excavations begin arrives at Bristol Blitz Ventureres is formerd is established Bristol opens at Redcliff Quarter ss great britain Bristol’s involvement in the Slave Trade made some of 1497 1600 1654 it’s merchants very wealthy. 1807 1843 1932 2009 John Cabot The ‘Poor Law’ Cromwell Bristol Bank (later Old Bank) Law passed SS Great Britain First edition of Banksy takes discovers is passed orders was of of the first banks to be abolishing the launched Bristol Evening over Bristol Newfoundland destruction of opened outside of London slave trade Post Museum and Art Bristol Castle 1969 Gallery 1836 Concorde’s In the late 15th century, the ‘Spice Race’ saw Bristol maiden flight various European explorers racing to find a new route to the spice islands of the East The first ‘Poor Law’ was Zoological SS Great Britain was from Filton Indies. John Cabot was backed by Bristol’s passed under Elizabeth I, Gardens opens designed by Isambard rich merchants and King Henry VII. His ship, helping the poor who were Kingdom Brunel. It was the the Matthew, landed in Newfoundland, North unable to work. It helped world largest ocean-going America on 24th June 1497. Newfoundland shelter them in ‘almshouses’ passenger ship of the time was claimed by England and trained poor children as and crossed the Atlantic in apprentices two weeks in 1845 © Produced by Cotswold Archaeology 2018 open © Contains public section information licensed under the Open Government License v3.0 Roman Anglo-Saxon Medieval Tudor Stuart Georgian Victorian Modern AD 43 - 410 AD 450 - 1066 1066 - 1485 1485 - 1603 1603 - 1714 1714 - 1837 1837 - 1901 1902 - present.
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