Warwick
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Warwick / wɒɹɪk / (the second W in the name is not spoken ) is a town in the English county of Warwickshire on the River Avon and has 25 434 inhabitants (as of 2001). It belongs to the District Warwick.
Due to a well-preserved castle in the city area, Warwick Castle and the historic buildings in the city center ( a mixture of Tudor and buildings from the 17th century ), the city of a large number of, mostly including international tourists visited.
The University of Warwick is located in Warwick not, but on the outskirts of Coventry. The confusing naming can be explained by the fact that an attempt was made at the founding of the University in the 1960s, to give the young university in England by a connected with a long tradition names more prestige.
History
The city was the Great, built in the year 914 of Ethelfleda, the sister of the King of Mercia, Edward the Elder, and daughter of Alfred as a defensive device against Danish invaders on the banks of the River Avon.
In 1016 the Danes invaded Mercia and burned much of the town to the ground. Even the convent was burned, which stood on the site of today's St. Nicolas Church.
The later erected fortifications took Warwick into an important center of the former Kingdom of Mercia. In the early 11th century Anglo-Saxon England in administrative districts, known as " Shires " was divided. The Shire, which was administered from Warwick, was given the name Warwickshire. At the time of the records in the Domesday Book was Warwick royal possession.
In the Middle Ages Warwickshire was ruled by various Earls of Warwick, who belonged mainly to the Beauchamp family. During this period, the city walls. Nowadays, however, it is only the east and the west gate to see. In the east gate, the King's High School is housed.
However, it took until 1545 to Warwick town rights got transferred.
During the English Civil War the city was occupied by the Parliament troops under the command of Sir Edward Peyton, who survived a two-week siege by royalist troops during this time. Records 1644-1646 report by a garrison of 350 soldiers under the command of Colonel Purefoy and Major John Bridges.
In 1694 the city was badly damaged by a large fire, in which only a small part of the building was not affected in the city center. For this reason, a large part of the building until the 17th and 18th centuries. The fire destroyed large parts of the Church of St. Mary. Only the pulpit and the Beauchamp Chapel ( created 1443-1464 ) survived the fire.
In the chapel of the tomb of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick is to see, who died in Rouen in 1439. The sarcophagus is made of Purbeck marble from the Purbeck Hills and is covered with a life-size copper image of the Earls.
Traffic
Warwick is located near the M40 motorway and the A46. The city has a good railway connection with direct links to London, Birmingham and Stratford- upon- Avon. Through the city the river Avon and the Grand Union Canal, which belongs to the network of Narrowboat channels flows.
Miscellaneous
J.R.R. Tolkien, who married in Warwick, was allegedly inspired by the place of his epic novel The Lord of the Rings. In an article in the Times Literary Supplement Lynn Forest -Hill writes on 8 July 2005 that two places were created in Tolkien's novels along the lines Warwick. Edoras is described how the early town of Warwick, and Minas Tirith resemble the Norman fortification. In addition, parallels can be observed between the Lord of the Rings and the novel " Guy of Warwick ".
Warwick is often used as a film location for historical movies and television dramas such as the BBC series " Dangerfield " and the films "Pride and Prejudice ", " Tom Jones " and " Moll Flanders ".
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Personalities
Sons and daughters
- Edgar Broughton, English singer and guitarist
- Tim Densham, chief designer at Renault F1
- Jordan King, British racing driver