just e-mailed the pictures to the museum.. had a quick look at the history of the town... not every day you learn that the town that you live was once burned down by queen boudicca LOL
End of First Century B.C. - A large Iron Age settlement developed and was known as Verlamion.
(The Place above the Marsh)
AD 50 The Roman Town of Verulamium founded.
AD 61 Verulamium destroyed by Queen Boudicca.
AD 79 The completion of Forum and Basilica at Verulamium.
AD 140 Theatre built at Verulamium
AD 150 Start made on new earthwork defence known as the Fosse
AD155 Much of Verulamium is destroyed by a second disastrous fire.
AD 275 Construction of town wall enclosing 82 hectares.
AD 390 Roman Theatre goes out of use
AD 410 Roman Army withdraw and Britain ceases to part of Roman Empire
AD 730 The historian Bede recorded that a " beautiful church worthy of his (Albans) martyrdom was built.
AD 793 St. Albans Abbey "founded" by King Offa of Mercia. Eventually the town of St, Albans grew up around the Abbey.
AD 1077 Paul of Caen, the first Norman Abbot began rebuilding the Abbey.
AD 1086 Domesday Book records 500 people living in the town.
AD 1142 King Stephen sent men to arrest the Earl of Arundel who was unhorsed and nearly drowned at Holywell Bridge.
AD 1349 The Black Death caused many deaths in the town and Abbey.
AD 1455 The First Battle of St. Albans opened the War of the Roses.
AD 1539 The Abbey was dissolved on Dec. 5th by King Henry VIII.
AD 1553 King Edward VI granted a charter to the town by which it became a Borough with a Mayor and Corporation.
AD 1645 The New Model Army was reviewed by Fairfax at St. Albans.
AD 1648 An Army Council was held in the Abbey Church which effectively sealed the fate of King Charles I.
AD 1852 The town deprived of representation in Parliament because of bribery and corruption at elections.
AD 1877 The Abbey Church was granted Cathedral status and the town a City charter.
AD 1923 Verulamium is scheduled as an Ancient Monument.
AD 1929 St Albans City Council acquires large part of Roman Town from Earl of Verulam
with intention of laying it out as a public park.
AD 1939 Verulamium Museum is Opened.
AD 1981 Enamelled Iron Age Linch Pin from a Celtic Chariot discovered by
John Byford south of Verulamium and donated to Museum
AD 1998 The rotunda, colonnade and new workshops at Verulamium Museum completed.
AD 2001 Verulamium goes dot com. (
http://www.verulamium.com)
