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Hull: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (4643 words) |
 | Hull was a medieval wool port that passed from the monks of Meaux Abbey to Edward I in 1293. |
| Hull maritime history is thought to have been a key factor in the transmission of syphilis: the earliest evidence of syphilis in medieval Europe is at the site of an Augustinian Friary (destroyed 1539) in Hull. |
| The significance of this successful firm in Hull is seen by statues in the city centre to the brothers that ran it, it was only when it was sold to John Ellerman in 1915 that it declined and was in correlation with the decline of Hull as a port to rival London and Liverpool. |
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