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Carazaa · F
when I visited my relatives and friends in Sweden last, my friends showed me the ruins from an old catholic monastery from the 12 th century. very close to their summer house on the west coast of Sweden. I also enjoy visiting the rune stones from viking time by my grandmother's old house also close by in Bohuslän. (not really my home anymore but it feels like home nevertheless).
OldBrit · 61-69, M
@peterlee there's much more to Rochester than just Dickens although he's an important figure locally.
But the first great battle during the Roman conquest is thought to have been close to the river crossing on the Meadway (as called then).
But the Normans left the biggest mark. Second oldest cathedral in the country. Has in the crypt the Textus Roffensis one of the most important complete early medieval books explaining how law in Kent worked before the Norman invasion etc.
Gundulf who was Archbishop built the first cathedral and the castle outside it's West Door (the West Door is worthy of note too). The successes in Rochester led to him being tasked with building the White Tower in London.
In 1215 the castle witnessed a bloody siege during the Barons Revolt. King John rolled up and laid siege for weeks until finally mining under the keep and causing a partial collapse. You can see the rebuilt rounded tower still today.
Roll on some more and Rochester plays a part in one of the most monumental moments in British history. Tucked just of the high street is an impressive old manor house. Inn1660 after the death of Cromwell parliament restored Charles II to the English throne. His first night in England in his return was spent in this house before entering London. It's now known as Restoration House.
On YouTube there is a brilliant programme by The Rest Is History where they argue that Rochester High St is the most historical road in England.
But the first great battle during the Roman conquest is thought to have been close to the river crossing on the Meadway (as called then).
But the Normans left the biggest mark. Second oldest cathedral in the country. Has in the crypt the Textus Roffensis one of the most important complete early medieval books explaining how law in Kent worked before the Norman invasion etc.
Gundulf who was Archbishop built the first cathedral and the castle outside it's West Door (the West Door is worthy of note too). The successes in Rochester led to him being tasked with building the White Tower in London.
In 1215 the castle witnessed a bloody siege during the Barons Revolt. King John rolled up and laid siege for weeks until finally mining under the keep and causing a partial collapse. You can see the rebuilt rounded tower still today.
Roll on some more and Rochester plays a part in one of the most monumental moments in British history. Tucked just of the high street is an impressive old manor house. Inn1660 after the death of Cromwell parliament restored Charles II to the English throne. His first night in England in his return was spent in this house before entering London. It's now known as Restoration House.
On YouTube there is a brilliant programme by The Rest Is History where they argue that Rochester High St is the most historical road in England.
AdmiralPrune · 41-45, M
OldBrit · 61-69, M
I know Bodium well. Used to catch the train from Tenderton up to there.
OriginalNedKelly · M
ThirstenHowl · M
the most prominent ones here are shameful and embarrassing for the most part ... the first US civil war began in my city, and our economy was tied to slavery for a long time prior to that ... anything pretty downtown was built by money from slavery (including the former second home of current gaslighting US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, which he sold for 22 million USD to move to DC to join the gaslighting administration)
there is also a WW2 aircraft carrier that is a tourist attraction on one side of the harbor
on a lighter note, some entities on a barrier island on the north side of the harbor have a tendency to be named for Edgar Allen Poe, since he was briefly stationed at the fort on that island when he was in the US Army (prior to his literary fame)
no, I don't regularly visit any historic sites here anymore
there is also a WW2 aircraft carrier that is a tourist attraction on one side of the harbor
on a lighter note, some entities on a barrier island on the north side of the harbor have a tendency to be named for Edgar Allen Poe, since he was briefly stationed at the fort on that island when he was in the US Army (prior to his literary fame)
no, I don't regularly visit any historic sites here anymore
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
