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Historically, the English county of Berkshire has been bordered to the north by the ancient boundary of the River Thames. However there were major changes in 1974: the Vale of White Horse and parts of Oxfordshire south (locally, west) of the Thames were previously part of Berkshire, but were lost to the county in 1974.
Há 5 dias · Berkshire was alternately claimed by the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia and was the native shire of Alfred the Great, born at Wantage in 848. With the Norman Conquest of 1066 the strategic importance of the Thames valley became recognized, and the first Windsor Castle was built, later to become the main residence of the ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Berkshire has been the scene of some notable battles throughout its history. Alfred the Great 's campaign against the Danes included the battles of Englefield , Ashdown and Reading . Newbury was the site of two English Civil War battles: the First Battle of Newbury (at Wash Common ) in 1643 and the Second Battle of Newbury (at Speen ...
Há 3 dias · A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3 Covers the eleven hundreds in the eastern half of the county, bordering Surrey, Buckinghamshire and Hampshire. The volume includes accounts of Maidenhead, Windsor (including Windsor Castle), Wokingham and Reading.
David Nash Ford covers county history, maps, towns and villages, churches, castles and houses. The inhabitants are not forgotten, with biographies and family history.
For local and family history research purposes, Berkshire is best considered as the historic Royal County of Berkshire — that is, the county essentially as it existed for more than 1,000 years before boundary changes were made in 1974.
2 de jun. de 2024 · A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 Covers the ten hundreds in the western area of the county, bordering Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. Includes accounts of the major towns of Abingdon, Hungerford, Newbury and Wantage.
