Burton is known for brewing. The town originally grew up around Burton Abbey. Burton Bridge was also the site of two battles, in 1322 when Edward II defeated the rebel Earl of Lancaster and 1643 when royalists captured the town during the First English Civil War.
Paget’s influence and town affairs The ancient records show that almost all of the trades […]
It is a commonly repeated fact that the ancient monasteries, abbeys, and the other religious […]
Socio-economic conditions The turn of 16th century in England started out with the expansion of […]
It is quite strange to think that those Englishmen who took pride in being part […]
In the two centuries before the Industrial Revolution, regardless of the uplift in commerce through […]