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Gloucester

Also known as Glevum

Gloucester is a cathedral city on the River Severn in western England. It began as the Roman legionary fortress and colonia of Glevum, fell to the West Saxons after 577 and became a centre of the Hwicce and of Mercia. Its abbey, now the cathedral, holds the tomb of Edward II, and William the Conqueror ordered the Domesday survey there in 1085.

Gloucester
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Roman BritainSocioeconomyKingdom of WessexFoundation, Summary

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Kingdom of the HwicceLordship of Glamorgan

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gloucester. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gloucester
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