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Market Charter
Obtains a market charter from Henry II, helping Birmingham develop as a trading settlement.
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Obtains a market charter from Henry II, helping Birmingham develop as a trading settlement.
Obtains permission for a four-day fair, strengthening Birmingham as a market town.
Represents the local lordship as Midlands unrest accompanies national revolt and taxation anger.
Leland describes Birmingham as a growing market settlement containing many metalworkers.
Holte begins building Aston Hall as a major Jacobean country residence.
Construction of Aston Hall is substantially completed after nearly two decades.
Greaves supports Birmingham's Parliamentarian alignment during the opening Civil War campaign.
Charles stays at Aston Hall while moving through the Midlands before Edgehill.
Charles stays at Aston Hall while moving through the Midlands before Edgehill.
Parliamentarian forces attack and damage the Royalist stronghold at Aston Hall.
Helps defend Birmingham during Prince Rupert’s Royalist attack.
Taylor represents Birmingham's expanding specialised metalworking economy before industrialisation.
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