Timeline of Leicester

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Charles J. Billson's plan of Leicester Old Town with the town walls, gates, and other landmarks clearly marked. Mediaeval Leicester Billson 1920 f0018.jpg
Charles J. Billson's plan of Leicester Old Town with the town walls, gates, and other landmarks clearly marked.
Timeline of Leicester
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Key historic sites of Leicester Old Town overlaid onto a modern map of the city. The Roman and medieval walls are marked by the dotted line. The one surviving Roman ruin is marked in purple. The secular sites are in blue. The towns five surviving ancient churches are in red. The dissolved mendicant and chantry foundations are in black. The key site of Leicester Abbey over the river is beyond the borders of the map to the north east.

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Leicester , the county town of Leicestershire, in England.

Contents

Prehistory

Palaeolithic

Mesolithic

Neolithic

Copper Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age Period

Leicester's mythical founder King Leir depicted by George Frederick Bensell. King Lear by George Frederick Bensell.jpg
Leicester's mythical founder King Leir depicted by George Frederick Bensell.
Iron Age Oppidum on the site of modern Leicester depicted from the south. Prehistoric Leicester from the south.jpg
Iron Age Oppidum on the site of modern Leicester depicted from the south.
Clay coin mint discovered at Leicester. Clay coin mint discovered at Leicester.jpg
Clay coin mint discovered at Leicester.

Roman period

Map of Ratae Corieltavorum Map of Ratae Corieltavorum.jpg
Map of Ratae Corieltavorum
The route of the Fosse Way. Fosse Way.JPG
The route of the Fosse Way.
The route of the Via Devana. Via Devana map.jpg
The route of the Via Devana.
The Raw Dykes. Raw Dykes north end.jpg
The Raw Dykes.
Remains of columns from Ratae's Roman Forum in St Nicholas churchyard. St Nicholas Leicester Roman columns.JPG
Remains of columns from Ratae's Roman Forum in St Nicholas churchyard.

1st century CE (AD)

2nd century

Jewry Wall, the only substantial free standing survival of Ratae. Jewry Wall - geograph.org.uk - 1020033.jpg
Jewry Wall, the only substantial free standing survival of Ratae.
The Thurmaston Milestone in Jewry Wall Museum Jewry Wall Museum - Thurmaston Milestone - geograph.org.uk - 2115536.jpg
The Thurmaston Milestone in Jewry Wall Museum
Part of one of the Blackfriars Pavements. Blackfriars Roman Pavement.jpg
Part of one of the Blackfriars Pavements.
Mosaic of Cyparissus. Mosaic of Cyparissus.jpg
Mosaic of Cyparissus.

3rd century

Remains of Ratae's old northern defensive wall on Junior Street. Leicester Roman Wall Remains Junior Street (2).jpg
Remains of Ratae's old northern defensive wall on Junior Street.
The Norfolk Street Wall Paintings. Norfolk Street Roman wall paintings.jpg
The Norfolk Street Wall Paintings.
Detail from a Roman wall painting found in Leicester. Roman Leicester painted wall.jpg
Detail from a Roman wall painting found in Leicester.
Roman wall paintings from Ratae and the Peacock Pavement. Roman Remains in Jewry Wall Museum - geograph.org.uk - 2115558.jpg
Roman wall paintings from Ratae and the Peacock Pavement.
Roman tile from Ratae showing babies foot print. Roman Roof Tile - geograph.org.uk - 2115593.jpg
Roman tile from Ratae showing babies foot print.
Roman tile from Ratae showing a dogs paw print. Encased in the nave wall of St Nicholas Church. Paw Print Tile - St Nicholas Church, Leicester.jpg
Roman tile from Ratae showing a dogs paw print. Encased in the nave wall of St Nicholas Church.

4th century

5th century

Anglo-Saxon period

North wall of the nave of St Nicholas Church. Constructed c. 870. Surviving complete Saxon north wall of nave (1) - St. Nicholas Church, Leicester.jpg
North wall of the nave of St Nicholas Church. Constructed c. 870.

6th century

7th century

8th century

Early 9th century (800-870's)

Viking Period

St Nicholas tower. The lower arcade was constructed sometime during the 900's after the Danes converted. The upper arcade is 11th cent. Norman. St Nicholas Leicester tower from south.JPG
St Nicholas tower. The lower arcade was constructed sometime during the 900's after the Danes converted. The upper arcade is 11th cent. Norman.
Memorial of Lady Ethelfleda in Leicester Guildhall courtyard. Leicester Guildhall Ethelfleda statue.JPG
Memorial of Lady Ethelfleda in Leicester Guildhall courtyard.

Late 9th Century (870-899)

10th century

Early 11th century

Late 11th century

Motte of Leicester Castle constructed by the Normans. Leicester Castle - geograph.org.uk - 2722503.jpg
Motte of Leicester Castle constructed by the Normans.
Norman stonework on St Mary de Castro. St. Mary de Castro - geograph.org.uk - 2682041.jpg
Norman stonework on St Mary de Castro.
Norman Sedelia in St Mary de Castro. St.Mary de Castro sedilia - geograph.org.uk - 2032789.jpg
Norman Sedelia in St Mary de Castro.
Leicester Market active since the Doomsday Survey of 1087, not necessarily on its present site which is first clearly recorded in 1298. Entrance to Leicester Market - geograph.org.uk - 5332359.jpg
Leicester Market active since the Doomsday Survey of 1087, not necessarily on its present site which is first clearly recorded in 1298.

12th century

The Cinquefoil of the House of Beaumont, the emblem of the first Earls and the modern city. De Beaumont arms (Earl of Leicester).svg
The Cinquefoil of the House of Beaumont, the emblem of the first Earls and the modern city.
Leicester Abbey established by Robert le Bossu, the second of the Beaumont Earls. Leicester Abbey nave and cloister.jpg
Leicester Abbey established by Robert le Bossu, the second of the Beaumont Earls.

13th century

Statue of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester on the Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower Leicester Clock Tower Simon de Montfort 2.jpg
Statue of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester on the Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower
An image of a medieval funeral procession in Leicester involving Friars from the four great mendicant orders the Leicester Greyfriars, as well as the Leicester Blackfriars, the Leicester Austin Friars, the Whitefriars (not actually present in Leicester), and a group of lay mourners. The church depicted is the now demolished St Sepulchre outside the southern wall of old Leicester (now Leicester Royal Infirmary). Greyfriars funeral procession, John Nichols.jpg
An image of a medieval funeral procession in Leicester involving Friars from the four great mendicant orders the Leicester Greyfriars, as well as the Leicester Blackfriars, the Leicester Austin Friars, the Whitefriars (not actually present in Leicester), and a group of lay mourners. The church depicted is the now demolished St Sepulchre outside the southern wall of old Leicester (now Leicester Royal Infirmary).
The sumptuously carved 13th cent font in All Saints. All Saints Font in Leicester.jpg
The sumptuously carved 13th cent font in All Saints.

14th century

Henry of Grosmont who died at Leicester Castle on March 23rd, 1361. Portrait of Henry, Duke of Lancaster - William Bruges's Garter Book (c.1440-1450), f.8 - BL Stowe MS 594 (cropped).jpg
Henry of Grosmont who died at Leicester Castle on March 23rd, 1361.
Ruins of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Newark, the spiritual hub of the Newarke, a chantry and hospital complex established by Henry Grosmont in 1353. Newarke church arches DMU heritage centre, Leicester.JPG
Ruins of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Newark, the spiritual hub of the Newarke, a chantry and hospital complex established by Henry Grosmont in 1353.
Magazine Gateway, part of the Newarke complex established by Henry Grosmont, constructed c. 1400. Leicester Magazine Gateway west.jpg
Magazine Gateway, part of the Newarke complex established by Henry Grosmont, constructed c. 1400.
Leicester Guildhall constructed by the Corpus Christi Guild of St Martin's parish c. 1390. Leicester Guildhall.jpg
Leicester Guildhall constructed by the Corpus Christi Guild of St Martin's parish c. 1390.
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Earl of Leicester, the preeminent supporter of John Wycliffe and the early Lollards who died at Leicester Castle on February 3rd, 1399. Johnofgaunt.jpg
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Earl of Leicester, the preeminent supporter of John Wycliffe and the early Lollards who died at Leicester Castle on February 3rd, 1399.
The Old Woodgate, Leicester by Henry Reynolds Steer. Henry Reynolds Steer (1858-1928) - The Old Woodgate, Leicester - Y.F9.2008.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery.jpg
The Old Woodgate, Leicester by Henry Reynolds Steer.

15th century

The splendid perpendicular tower of St Margaret's constructed c. 1444 and paid for by the "smoke farthing" tax, a tax on chimneys within the parish. Engravings of St Margaret's Leicester from Nichols History and Antiquities - (west end).jpg
The splendid perpendicular tower of St Margaret's constructed c. 1444 and paid for by the “smoke farthing” tax, a tax on chimneys within the parish.
Statue of Richard III in Leicester. He spent the 19th and the 20th of August 1485 in Leicester, before riding to the Battle of Bosworth Field and his death on the 22nd. Statue of King Richard III - geograph.org.uk - 4203057.jpg
Statue of Richard III in Leicester. He spent the 19th and the 20th of August 1485 in Leicester, before riding to the Battle of Bosworth Field and his death on the 22nd.

16th century

The Borough of Leicester at the end of the Middle Ages with its town wall clearly marked. Stukeley Leicester Map 1722.jpg
The Borough of Leicester at the end of the Middle Ages with its town wall clearly marked.
Christmas Eve, Highcross Market, Leicester by Henry Reynolds Steer Henry Reynolds Steer (1858-1928) - Christmas Eve, Highcross Market, Leicester, Sixteenth Century - Y.F6.1997.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery.jpg
Christmas Eve, Highcross Market, Leicester by Henry Reynolds Steer
Leicester Abbey Eastern Wall constructed c. 1500 Abbot Penny's Wall, Abbey Park - geograph.org.uk - 5199961.jpg
Leicester Abbey Eastern Wall constructed c. 1500
Wyggeston's Chantry House constructed c. 1511. Wyggeston's Chantry House, Leicester.jpg
Wyggeston's Chantry House constructed c. 1511.
Tomb effigy of Bishop John Penny in the chancel of St Margaret's. Carved from alabaster c. 1520 Tomb of Bishop John Penny - St Margaret's Church, Leicester.jpg
Tomb effigy of Bishop John Penny in the chancel of St Margaret's. Carved from alabaster c. 1520
Cardinal Wolsey at the Gate of Leicester Abbey by Charles West Cope. A depiction of Wolsey's arrival at Leicester Abbey in late 1529 suffering from dysentery and forsaken by his former supporter, Henry VIII. Charles West Cope (1811-90) - Cardinal Wolsey at the Gate of Leicester Abbey - RCIN 403879 - Royal Collection.jpg
Cardinal Wolsey at the Gate of Leicester Abbey by Charles West Cope. A depiction of Wolsey's arrival at Leicester Abbey in late 1529 suffering from dysentery and forsaken by his former supporter, Henry VIII.

17th century

Map of the 1645 Siege of Leicester. Plan of the Siege of Leicester 1645.jpg
Map of the 1645 Siege of Leicester.
Charles I leaving Cavendish House by Henry Reynolds Steer. A depiction of Charles I's journey to relieve Oxford following his defeat of Leicester in May 1645 Henry Reynolds Steer (1858-1928) - Charles I Leaving the Cavendish Mansion, Leicester, on His Way to Relieve Oxford, May 1645 - Y.F10.2008.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery.jpg
Charles I leaving Cavendish House by Henry Reynolds Steer. A depiction of Charles I's journey to relieve Oxford following his defeat of Leicester in May 1645

18th century

Leicester Unitarian Great Meeting House opened in 1708. John Wesley would preach here in 1753. Leicester Unitarian Great Meeting House.jpg
Leicester Unitarian Great Meeting House opened in 1708. John Wesley would preach here in 1753.
Daniel Lambert, Leicester's largest son, born in the borough in 1770. Portrait of Daniel Lambert (Benjamin Marshall, 1806).jpg
Daniel Lambert, Leicester's largest son, born in the borough in 1770.
Leicester Royal Infirmary opened in 1771. Leicester Infirmary & Fever House of 1820 from the north-east by John Hackett 1825.jpg
Leicester Royal Infirmary opened in 1771.

19th century

Map of Leicester in 1804 Leicester 1804 Map.jpg
Map of Leicester in 1804

1800s – 1810s

1820s

St. George the Martyr, first parish church constructed in Leicester since the reformation. St George's church, Leicester.jpg
St. George the Martyr, first parish church constructed in Leicester since the reformation.

1830s

1840s

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, opened in 1849. New Walk Museum main entrance.jpg
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, opened in 1849.

1850s

The Corn exchange opened in 1855 pictured in 1906. Leicester Corn Exchange c1906.jpg
The Corn exchange opened in 1855 pictured in 1906.
Statue of John Biggs, elected Leicester MP in 1857, in Welford Place. John Biggs Statue, Leicester.jpg
Statue of John Biggs, elected Leicester MP in 1857, in Welford Place.

1860s

Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower erected in 1868. Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower (March 2010).JPG
Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower erected in 1868.

1870s

Leicester Town Hall constructed 1876. Leicester Town Hall 13795509814 80de745302 o.jpg
Leicester Town Hall constructed 1876.
St Mark's, Belgrave Road consecrated in 1872. St Mark's Church, Leicester, south side.JPG
St Mark's, Belgrave Road consecrated in 1872.
St. Peter's Highfields constructed and consecrated in the early 1870s. Church of St Peter, Highfields, Leicester - geograph.org.uk - 6036683.jpg
St. Peter's Highfields constructed and consecrated in the early 1870s.

1880s

Leicester Secular Hall constructed in 1801. Budynek Leicester Secular Hall.jpg
Leicester Secular Hall constructed in 1801.
Holy Cross Priory, the structure of the old church is now used as the parish hall. Blackfriars Hall-Holy Cross Centre, Wellington Street - geograph.org.uk - 6062238.jpg
Holy Cross Priory, the structure of the old church is now used as the parish hall.

1890s

Leicester Railway Station rebuilt 1892-4. Leicester Rail Station - geograph.org.uk - 1266728.jpg
Leicester Railway Station rebuilt 1892–4.
Grand Hotel constructed in 1898 Grand Hotel, Granby Street, Leicester - geograph.org.uk - 3115948.jpg
Grand Hotel constructed in 1898
Leicester Great Central railway station opened 1899. Leicester Central.jpg
Leicester Great Central railway station opened 1899.

20th century

1900s

St James the Greater, consecrated in 1901. St James the Greater, Leicester (geograph 2301982).jpg
St James the Greater, consecrated in 1901.
Leicester General Hospital opened in 1905 Leicester General Hospital, Evington, Leicester - geograph.org.uk - 4292391.jpg
Leicester General Hospital opened in 1905

1910s

1920s

Arch of Remembrance unveiled 4th July 1925 Arch of Remembrance from the Peace Walk (03).jpg
Arch of Remembrance unveiled 4th July 1925

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

21st century

2000s

National Space Centre, opened 1st August 2002. National Space Centre, Leicester.jpg
National Space Centre, opened 1st August 2002.

2010s

2020s

See also

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Further reading

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1850s–1890s

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1950s–1990s

  • A. Temple Patterson (1954). Radical Leicester: A History of Leicester, 1780–1850. University College London. SBN   7185 1003 8.
  • R A McKinley, ed. (1958), "A History of the County of Leicester: The City of Leicester", Victoria County History , London
  • A.E. (Tony) Brown, ed. (1970). The Growth of Leicester: A History of the City in 10 Essays (2nd. 1972 ed.). University of Leicester Press. ISBN   0-7185-1100-X.
    • A.E. (Tony) Brown, "Roman Leicester", The Growth of Leicester, pp. 11–18
    • Levi Fox, "Leicester Castle", The Growth of Leicester, pp. 19–26
    • G.H. Martin, "Church Life in Medieval Leicester", The Growth of Leicester, pp. 27–38
    • A.M. Everitt, "Leicester and its Markets: The Seventeenth Centuries", The Growth of Leicester, pp. 39–46
    • G.A. Chinnery, "Eighteenth Century Leicester", The Growth of Leicester, pp. 47–54
    • G.R. Potts, "The Development of the New Walk and King Street Area", The Growth of Leicester, pp. 55–62
    • R.H. Evans, "The Expansion of Leicester in the Nineteenth Century", The Growth of Leicester, pp. 63–70
    • R.H. Evans, "The Local Government of Leicester in the Nineteenth Century", The Growth of Leicester, pp. 71–78
    • G.C Martin, "Twentieth Century Leicester: Garden Suburbs and Council Estates", The Growth of Leicester, pp. 79–86
    • Jack Simmons, "Leicester Past and Present", The Growth of Leicester, pp. 87–92
  • Malcolm Elliott (1983). Leicester, a pictorial history (2nd. 1999 ed.). Chichester: Phillimore. ISBN   1-86077-099-1.
  • Patrick Clay (1988). Leicester Before the Romans. Leicestershire Museum Publications. ISBN   0-85022-244-3.

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