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History Museum Attractions In Warwick

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Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England. It lies near the River Avon, 11 miles south of Coventry and just west of Leamington Spa and Whitnash, with which it is contiguous. At the 2011 Census, the population was 31,345. Signs of human activity date back to the Neolithic period, and constant habitation to the 6th century AD. Warwick was a Saxon burh in the 9th century, and Warwick Castle was established in 1068 during the Norman conquest of England. Warwick School claims to be the country's oldest boys' school. The earldom of Warwick, created in 1088, controlled the town in the Middle Ages and built town walls, of which Eastgate and Westgate ...
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  • 1. Lord Leycester Hospital Warwick
    Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death. He was a suitor for the Queen's hand for many years. Dudley's youth was overshadowed by the downfall of his family in 1553 after his father, the Duke of Northumberland, had failed to prevent the accession of Mary I. Robert Dudley was condemned to death but was released in 1554 and took part in the Battle of St. Quentin under Mary's husband and co-ruler, Philip, which led to his full rehabilitation. On Elizabeth I's accession in November 1558, Dudley was appointed Master of the Horse. In October 1562, he became a Privy Councillor and, in 1587, was appointed Lord Steward of the Royal Household. In 1564, Dudley became Earl of Leicester and, from 1563, one of the g...
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  • 2. St. John's House Museum Warwick
    St John's House Museum is a historic house located in Warwick, just east of the town centre, in Warwickshire, England. It is now a museum, and has had a history spanning almost 900 years. To the side of the house is a small garden belonging to St John's and to the rear is the large St. Nicholas' Park. The museum is currently operated by Warwickshire Heritage and Culture's Museum Service, a branch of Warwickshire County Council.
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  • 3. Market Hall Museum, Warwick Warwick
    A market hall is a covered space for selling different goods, mostly groceries. Historically market halls were used as a marketplace to buy and/or sell provisions or livestock. Market Hall may also refer to: NetherlandsMarket Hall , residential and office building with a market hall underneathUnited KingdomMarket Hall , covered Victorian market in Carlisle, Cumbria, England Market Hall , ward of the County Borough of Birmingham, England Market Hall, Monmouth, early Victorian building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales Market Hall Museum, Warwick, historic museum in Warwick, Warwickshire, EnglandUnited StatesMarket Hall , building at the Dallas Market Center in Dallas, Texas, United States Market Hall and Sheds, historic market complex in Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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