Coventry’s history and buildings are very well served and illustrated in this article. I think the city is very well worth visiting and has a lot to offer.
Fascinating Coventry….!
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[…] in pixels that actually making out details is impossible? Well, while searching for such a map of Coventry, I have found an excellent site that gives a zoomable version of Speed‘s map of 1610. It goes […]
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[…] Coventry was a Lancastrian town, loyal to Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou, and was England’s fourth biggest city at the time. It was also briefly made the royal capital during Henry’s reign. […]
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[…] Richard watched them. Well, Wikipedia Wikipedia says: “ Richard III visited Coventry and saw the plays there on Corpus Christi day in 1485, just a couple of months before he […]
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[…] workhouse and its later chapel, both of which burned down a few decades ago. Finally, in the Coventry suburbs, they seek Biggin Hill Grange, where lay brothers once grew produce to sell for the local […]
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[…] to delight the eye and make us proud of our magnificent heritage. The 14th-century Charterhouse at Coventry is no exception. It was founded by King Richard II in […]
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[…] and Somerset couldn’t help conspiring against York and Warwick. As the royal army marshalled at Coventry, York retreated to the safety of Ludlow castle, his stronghold on the Welsh Marches. His many […]
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[…] modern 3-D printed statue of Henry VI is soon going to grace the streets of Coventry. The original, made in the 1500’s, is housed in the Herbert Art Gallery. The local council […]
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