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Kings Norton is an area of Birmingham, England . It derives its name from the fact that in Norman times Kings Norton was part of the Kings forest. Therefore Bromsgrove was the Kings town and Kings Norton the Kings North Town. Kings Norton is now divided into several parts with the ancient village Green still intact. However during the twentieth century the area grew as the City Council built Hawkesley, a housing estate opposite the Green. Kings Norton is home to the world famous glass manufacturers Triplex (now part of Pilkington). Modern Kings Norton lies on the A441 Pershore Road which runs between Birmingham and Redditch to the south. It also has a station on the Cross City Line. The city from above Centenary Square. ...
Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...
Bromsgrove is a town in north west Worcestershire, part of the West Midlands in England. ...
The city from above Centenary Square. ...
Redditch is a town and local government district in Worcestershire, England, just south of the West Midlands urban area. ...
Historically, it was part of Worcestershire, until added to Birmingham in 1911 by the Greater Birmingham Act. Worcestershire (pronounced wuster-shur, wuster-sheer or wuster-shyer; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...
The city from above Centenary Square. ...
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St Nicolas church dates from the 13th century, and the spire dates from the 15th century. In addition, the green contains two later mediaeval building from the 15th century, the Old Grammar School, and the Saracen's Head. In the Summer of 2004, these two ancient buildings were the winners of the BBC's "Restoration" competition and were awarded over £3 million towards the cost of major refurbishment. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...
(14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...
(14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...
Kings Norton was the scene of a couple of minor episodes from the English Civil War. In the first of these, a force led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine, numbering some 300, was resting on Kings Norton Green. There, they were surprised by a smaller group led by Lord Willoughby of Parham. A skirmish took place, in which fifty of Prince Rupert's men were killed, and twenty were taken prisoner. The Parliamentarian force lost twenty men. This took place on the 17th October, 1642. In a later episode, Queen Henrietta Maria arrived in Kings Norton with an army of around 5,500 men that she had raised in Yorkshire. It is believed that she stayed the night in the Saracen's Head, while the army camped on land behind the church (giving rise to the modern street name "Camp Lane"). The English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651, specifically to the first (1642–1645) and second (1648–1649) civil wars between the supporters of King Charles I and the supporters of...
for the city in British Columbia, see Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619-1682), soldier and inventor, was a younger son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart, and the nephew of King Charles I of England. ...
(Redirected from 17th October) October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ...
Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ...
Henrietta Maria Henrietta Maria (November 25, 1609 - September 10, 1669) was Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (June 13, 1625 - January 30, 1649) through her marriage to Charles I. The U.S. state of Maryland (in Latin, Terra Maria) was so named in her honour by Cæcilius Calvert...
Since the 16th century a 'Mop Fair' has been held on the Green, on the first Monday of October. A Mop Fair was a hiring fair where people would go looking for employment, but although no longer used to help employment it is an important event each year with its stalls, fairground attractions and the traditional ox-roast.
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