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Worcester
Worcester wŏŏs´tər , city (1991 pop. 75,466) and district, Worcestershire, W central England, on the Severn River. The making of porcelain, gloves, and sauces are long-established industries; metal goods and machines are also manufactured. The site became a bishopric c.680. Worcester's cathedral is chiefly 14th cent., with a Norman crypt and tombs; in it are held, alternately with Hereford and Gloucester, the Festivals of the Three Choirs. Several old parish churches and timbered houses remain. The Commandery, restored in 1954, was a hospital in the 11th cent. In the English civil war, Worcester was the scene of Oliver Cromwell 's final victory with the complete rout of Charles II and the Scots in 1651. Two old public educational institutions are Royal Grammar School (13th cent.) and King's School (1541). The Worcester Journal, Britain's oldest surviving newspaper, was founded (1690) in the city. |
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"Worcester." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Worcester." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-WorcesEng.html "Worcester." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-WorcesEng.html |
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Worcester
Worcester, South Africa, UK, USA 1. South Africa (Western Cape): founded in 1818 and named after the Marquess of Worcester, the elder brother of Lord Charles Somerset, governor of the Cape at the time.2. UK (England): formerly Weogorna civitas, Wigranceastre, and Wirecestre ‘(Roman) Town of the Weogora, or Wigoran, Tribe’ from an Anglo‐Saxon tribal name and ceaster. The tribal name may be that of a river near which the people lived and its pre‐English name may have meant ‘Winding River’. The city lies on the River Severn, although this may not have been the actual river. The county takes its name from the city with the additional scīr. The city gives its name to a pungent sauce first concocted here.3. USA (Massachusetts): settled in 1673 and named after the English city when it was incorporated as a town in 1722.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Worcester." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Worcester." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Worcester.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Worcester." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Worcester.html |
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Worcester
Worcester. Cathedral city on the river Severn, and county town of Worcestershire. A modest Roman town, it was reoccupied by a cathedral (680) and later by a fortified town (burh) c.890. From the 14th to the 17th cents. it flourished as a river port and cloth-making city. Its peak national ranking came in the 17th cent. (twelfth largest English town in 1662), but it suffered severely for supporting the royalists in the civil wars, especially after the battle of Worcester. In the 18th and 19th cents. it prospered more modestly through porcelain and glove manufactures. The cathedral is a fine 13th/14th-cent. building housing the tombs of King John and Prince Arthur; the city retains much of its historic fabric despite appalling central redevelopment in the 1960s (‘the sack of Worcester’).
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JOHN CANNON. "Worcester." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Worcester." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Worcester.html JOHN CANNON. "Worcester." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Worcester.html |
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Worcester
Worcester. The diocese was founded c.680 for the tribe of the Hwicce when the diocese of Mercia was divided. The first cathedral was richly endowed by the Mercian kings. The secular canons who served it were replaced by Benedictine monks under St Oswald, who also built a new cathedral (completed in 983). After this had been destroyed by the Danes, it was rebuilt (1084–9) by St Wulfstan; it was restored and reconsecrated in 1218. It has been much altered. The choir is Early English and the nave Perpendicular in style. The monastery was suppressed in 1540 and a secular chapter was in place by 1542.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Worcester." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Worcester." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Worcester.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Worcester." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Worcester.html |
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Worcester
Worcester Cathedral city on the river Severn, and county town of Worcestershire. A modest Roman town, it was reoccupied by a cathedral (680) and later by a fortified town (burh) c.890. From the 14th to the 17th cents. it flourished as a river port and cloth‐making city. Its peak national ranking came in the 17th cent. (twelfth largest English town in 1662), but it suffered severely for supporting the royalists in the civil wars.
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JOHN CANNON. "Worcester." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Worcester." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Worcester.html JOHN CANNON. "Worcester." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Worcester.html |
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Worcester
Worcester County town of Worcestershire, on the River Severn, w central England. Worcester was founded in c.680. Its 13th–14th century cathedral is the burial place of King John. King Charles II's defeat by Oliver Cromwell at Worcester (1651) was the final battle in the English Civil War. Industries: Royal Worcester porcelain (manufactured here since 1751) and Worcester sauce. Pop. (1996) 82,661.
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"Worcester." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Worcester." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Worcester.html "Worcester." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Worcester.html |
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Worcester
Worcester Worcs. Weogorna civitas 691, Wigranceastre 717, Wirecestre 1086 (DB). ‘Roman town of the Weogora tribe’. Pre-English folk-name (possibly from a Celtic river-name meaning ‘winding river’) + OE ceaster. Worcestershire (OE scīr ‘district’) is first referred to in the 11th cent.
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A. D. MILLS. "Worcester." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Worcester." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Worcester.html A. D. MILLS. "Worcester." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Worcester.html |
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Worcester
Worcester a cathedral city in western England, where in 1651 during the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell defeated a Scottish army under Charles II.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Worcester." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Worcester." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Worcester.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Worcester." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Worcester.html |
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