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LEICESTER , a municipal See also: county and See also:parliamentary See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough, and the county See also:town of See also:Leicestershire, See also:England; on the See also:river Soar, a See also:southern tributary of the See also:Trent. Pop. (1891) 174,624, (1901) 211,579. It is 99 M. N.N.W. from See also:London by the Midland railway, and is served by the See also:Great Central and branches of the Great See also:Northern and London and See also:North-Western See also:railways, and by the Leicester See also:canal.
This was the See also:Roman Ratae (Ratae Coritanorum), and Roman remains of high See also:interest are preserved. They include a portion of Roman See also:masonry known as the Jewry See also:Wall; several pavements have been unearthed; and in the museum, among other remains, is a milestone from the See also:Fosse Way, marking a distance of 2 M. from Ratae. St See also:Nicholas See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church is a See also:good example of See also:early See also:Norman See also:work, in the See also:building of which Roman bricks are used. St See also:Mary de See also:Castro church, with Norman remains, including See also:sedilia, shows See also:rich Early See also:English work in the See also:tower and elsewhere, and has a Decorated See also:spire and later additions. All See also:Saints church has Norman remains. St See also:- MARTIN (Martinus)
- MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI (1810-1883)
- MARTIN, CLAUD (1735-1800)
- MARTIN, FRANCOIS XAVIER (1762-1846)
- MARTIN, HOMER DODGE (1836-1897)
- MARTIN, JOHN (1789-1854)
- MARTIN, LUTHER (1748-1826)
- MARTIN, SIR THEODORE (1816-1909)
- MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE (1801–1895)
- MARTIN, ST (c. 316-400)
- MARTIN, WILLIAM (1767-1810)
Martin's is mainly Early English, a See also:fine cruciform structure. St See also:Margaret's, with Early English See also:nave, has extensive additions of beautiful Perpendicular workmanship. North of the town are slight remains of an See also: abbey of See also:Black Canons founded in 1143. There are a number of See also:modern churches. Of the See also:Castle there are parts of the Norman See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall, modernized, two gateways and other remains, together with the artificial See also:Mount on which the keep stood. The following public buildings and institutions may be mentioned—municipal buildings (1876), old town hall, formerly the gild-hall of Corpus Christi; See also:market See also:house, See also:free library, See also:opera house and other theatres and museum. The free library has several branches; there are also a valuable old library founded in the 17th See also:century, a permanent library and a See also:literary and philosophical society. Among several hospitals are Trinity See also:hospital, founded in 1331 by See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry See also:Plantagenet, See also:earl of See also:Lancaster and of Leicester, and Wyggeston's hospital (1513). The Wyggeston See also:schools and See also:Queen See also:Elizabeth's See also:grammar school are amalgamated, and include high schools for boys and girls; there are also See also:Newton's greencoat school for boys, and municipal technical and See also:art schools. A memorial See also:clock tower was erected in 1868 to See also:Simon de See also:Montfort and other See also:historical figures connected with the town. The Abbey See also:Park is a beautiful See also:pleasure ground; there are also See also:Victoria Park, St Margaret's Pasture and other grounds. The See also:staple See also:trade is See also:hosiery, an old-established See also:industry; there are also manufactures of elastic webbing, See also:cotton and See also:lace, See also:iron-See also:works, maltings and See also:brick-works. Leicester became a county borough in 1888. and the See also:bounds were extended and constituted one See also:civil See also:parish in 1892. It is a See also:suffragan bishopric in the See also:diocese of See also:Peterborough. The parliamentary borough returns two members. See also: Area, 8586 acres.
The Romano-See also:British town of Ratae Coritanorum, on the Fosse Way, was a See also:municipality in A.O. 120-121. Its importance, both commercial and military, was considerable, as is attested by the many remains found here. Leicester (Ledecestre, Legecestria, Leyrcestria) was called a " burh " in 918, and a See also:city in Domesday. Until 874 it was the seat of a bishopric. In ro86 both the See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king and 'See also:Hugh de Grantmesnil had much See also:land in Leicester; by 1101 the latter's See also:share had passed to See also:Robert of Meulan, to whom the See also:rest of the town belonged before his See also:death. Leicester thus became the largest See also:mesne borough. Between 1103 and 1118 Robert granted his first See also:charter to the burgesses, confirming their See also:merchant gild. The portmanmote was confirmed by his son. In the 13th century the town See also:developed its own See also:form of See also:government by a See also:mayor and 24 jurats. In 1464 See also: Edward IV. made the mayor and 4 of the See also:council justices of the See also:peace. In 1489 Henry VII. added 48 burgesses to the council for certain purposes, and made it a See also:close See also:body; he granted another charter in 1505. In 1589 Elizabeth incorporated the town, and gave another charter in 1599. See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James I. granted charters in 16o5 and 161o; and See also:Charles I. in 163o. In 1684 the charterswere surrendered; a new one granted by James II. was rescinded by See also:proclamation in 1688.
Leicester has been represented in See also:parliament by two members since 1295. It has had a prescriptive market since the 13th century, now held on Wednesday and Saturday. Before 1228-1229 the burgesses had a See also:fair from See also:July 31 to See also:August 14; changes were made in its date, which was fixed in 1360 at See also:September 26 to See also:October 2. It is now held on the second See also:Thursday in October and three following days. In 1473 another fair was granted on See also:April 27 to May 4. It is now held on the second Thursday in May and the three following days. Henry VIII. granted two three-See also:day fairs beginning on See also:December 8 and See also:June 26; the first is now held on the second See also:Friday in December; the second was held in 1888 on the last Tuesday in June. In 1307 Edward III. granted a fair for seventeen days after the feast of the See also: Holy Trinity. This would fall in May or June, and may have merged in other fairs. In 1794 the See also:corporation sanctioned fairs on See also:January 4, June 1, August 1, September 13 and See also:November 2. Other fairs are now held on the second Fridays in See also:March and July and the Saturdays next before See also:Easter and in Easter See also:week. Leicester has been a centre for See also:brewing and the manufacture of woollen goods since the 13th century. See also:Knitting frames for hosiery were introduced about 1680. See also:Boot manufacture became important in the 19th century.
See Victoria County See also:History, Leicester; M. See also:Bateson, Records of Borough of Leicester (See also:Cambridge, 1899).
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