Warwick

Why Was Warwick Founded?

The town of Warwick was founded on the banks of the River Avon in 914 AD by Æthelflæd , daughter of King Alfred the Great, as a defence against the Danish invaders, on a site overlooking earlier riverside settlements. Why was Warwick built? After the Norman conquest of England, William the Conqueror established a motte-and-bailey …

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