Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland (1921) (14576602579)

Identifier: townsofnewenglan01stat (find matches)
Title: Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: State Street Trust Company (Boston, Mass.) Forbes, Allan, 1874-1955
Subjects: Cities and towns -- New England Cities and towns -- Great Britain Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) -- Anniversaries, etc New England -- History
Publisher: New York G.P. Putnam's Sons
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Connecticut Libraries



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heycalled Glevum, which was changed by the Saxons to Glow-ceastre, Glewan-cester, and Glew-ceastre from which the present name Gloucester is ap-parently derived. The name was supposed to suggest Fair City. Many relicsof the Roman days have been discovered, including coins of the Emperor Claudius,who came to Britain and pushed his conquest toward the interior of the island.A monastery was founded in 679 and in 1022 Bishop Wolstan of Worcester es-tablished the Benedictine rule there. In 1541 the diocese of Gloucester was con-stituted, with the Abbey Church for its Cathedral. From the early days, Glouces-ter seemed to be marked for distinction. In 577 the Saxon King of Wessexcaptured the town, and in 836 the Danes possessed the place, they in their turnbeing badly beaten in 918. In 1051, Edward the Confessor took up his residencethere and some years later WilUam the Conqueror held Court at Gloucester, wherehe usually spent his Christmas. In 1264, the King lost possession of the castle by
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