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Hace 4 días · Castle View was a liberty consisting of the precincts of Leicester castle. The exclusion of the borough's authority from the castle no doubt originated in the fact that it was the seat of the town's overlords, the earls of Leicester and later the earls and dukes of Lancaster.
Hace 20 horas · Efforts by the earls of Leicester from 1143 onwards to gain control of the land outside the East Gate were rendered unsuccessful by the settlement of c. 1217 mentioned below.
Hace 3 días · Burton Overy remained in the hands of the earls of Leicester until after the death in 1204 of Earl Robert FitzParnell without male heirs when his lands were divided between his two sisters.
Hace 20 horas · The legendary Dobro player Jerry Douglas was the artist in residence, and festival-goers enjoyed performances from the Earls of Leicester, Peter Rowan, Sierra Hull, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, and the Sam Grisman Project among others. The 21st ROMP Music Festival Celebrates Community, Culture and Bluegrass
Hace 3 días · The council was dominated by the Protestant leaders from the reformation crisis of 1559–1560: the Earls of Argyll, Glencairn, and Moray. Only four of the councillors were Catholic: the Earls of Atholl , Erroll , Montrose , and Huntly , who was Lord Chancellor .
Hace 2 días · The Grand Union Canal linked Leicester to London in the early 19th century, and later, in 1832, the railway joined the town with the small Leicestershire coalfield to the northwest. Rapid industrial development followed. The city’s oldest industry is hosiery and knitwear, but in the 19th century Leicester became famous for footwear ...
Hace 3 días · A trio of constituencies are being fought in Leicester tonight, with the Mattioli Arena hosting all three counts. Leicester East could be one of the more interesting contests in the county,...
