History of Lancashire - Wikipedia
WEBLancashire, nicknamed "The Red Rose County" within England, showing ancient extent. Lancashire is a county of England, in the northwest of the country. The county did not exist in 1086, for the Domesday Book, and was apparently first created in 1182, [1] making it one of the youngest of the traditional counties.
Lancashire | England, Map, & History | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Lancashire, administrative, geographic, and historical county in northwestern England. It is bounded to the north by Cumberland and Westmorland (in the present administrative county of Cumbria), to the east by Yorkshire, to the south by Cheshire, and to the west by the Irish Sea.
Lancashire - Wikipedia
WEBLancashire was founded in the 12th century; in the Domesday Book of 1086 much of what would become the county is treated as part of Yorkshire and Cheshire. Until the Early Modern period the county was a comparatively poor backwater, although in 1351 it became a palatine, with a semi-independent judicial system.
A History of Lancashire
WEBThis page gives an overview of the history of Lancashire, from the prehistoric to the 20th Century. There are links to many of the sites mentioned on this page, which will take you to a discussion of each one and how to access them.
The History of Lancaster
WEBLancaster has a fascinating, varied and ancient history, with royal connections. The Romans established a garrison on the hill by the river. The city’s first recorded name, Lancastre, meaning ‘Roman fort on the River Lune’ …
History of Lancashire - Wikiwand
WEBLancashire is a county of England, in the northwest of the country. The county did not exist in 1086, for the Domesday Book, and was apparently first created in 1182, making it one of the youngest of the traditional counties.
Lancashire in the English Revolution – The History of England
WEBNov 29, 2023 · Here is a brief story of Lancashire and the English Revolution. It’s an odd structure starting in three sections, with the military history, then something of what we know about who people really fought for in the county, and a bit about the Restoration at the end.
Lancashire summary | Britannica
WEBLancashire , Administrative (pop. 2001: 1,134,976), historic, and geographic county, northwestern England. The administrative county comprises 12 districts. In the early Middle Ages it was a province of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria.
Home - The Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire
WEBThe Society is a charity which exists for educational purposes to promote the study of any aspect of the history of the Palatine counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. The aims of the Society are achieved principally through public lectures and the publication of an annual volume of Transactions.
The Brief History of Lancashire - Stephen Duxbury - Google Books
WEBRacing through the history of Lancashire, with Neolithic residents, Romans, Civil War victories and Victorians – and, of course, a few cotton mills along the way – this delightful book will...