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- In ancient times it was the site of a walled Roman-British town (Durobrivae), situated where the Roman road from the English Channel ports to London crossed the River Medway at the head of its estuary. The medieval city grew around its cathedral.
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Sep 15, 2024 · The medieval city grew around its cathedral. The Church of St. Andrew was founded in 604 by King Aethelberht I, who made Rochester an episcopal see.
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This 19th-century reconstruction of medieval Rochester from E. A. Freeman's The Reign of William Rufus 1882 shows the city was surrounded by a wall. The castle founded by Gundulf was in the south-west corner. Construction started around 1127; it shows the great tower built by William de Corbeil.
Nov 21, 2019 · Rochester Castle, located in Kent, England, was first constructed shortly after 1066 CE by the Normans, was converted into stone between 1087 and 1089 CE, and then added to over subsequent centuries, notably between 1127 and 1136 CE, and again in the mid-14th century CE.
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Medieval walls of Rochester. In early 1215 the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, temporarily ceded control of the castle to King John. The royal constable, Reginald de Cornhill, took control. In June 1215 the barons met King John at Runnymede and agreed the treaty later known as Magna Carta.
The city of Rochester originated in a Roman settlement (Durobrivae) on the east bank of the river Medway. A major road between east Kent and London crossed the river at this point. The city was walled from the 3rd century, but was largely abandoned in the early 5th century with the end of Roman rule in Britain.
Rochester is a city of great antiquity. There was a settlement of some importance here well before the Roman occupation of Britain in AD43. It was also the point where the ancient highway which later became part of the Roman Watling Street, forded the River Medway.
Aug 30, 2015 · Rochester castle sits on top of the pre-conquest Anglo-Saxon settlement of Rochester. Rochester castle is a Norman castle and was first made of wood, after the Battle of Hastings by William the Conqueror. Rochester castle was upgraded to stone in 1087 by Gundulf, the bishop of Rochester.
