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England green and pleasant land welcomes visitors from around the world. The choice of accommodation is yours whether it is Bed and Breakfast, a five star hotel, a caravan or holiday park, what about a canal boat or a cottage in the country. Whichever chosen county the diversity of England is yours to savour. The straight roads including the Fosse Way which runs from Seaton in Devon through the County passing through the Cotswolds and then to Lincoln along with the treasure houses on Roman finds make the mark on this county after the invasion by Emperor Claudius in AD43. Later when the Roman rule came to an end in the 5th century Gloucestershire was taken over by the Saxons and then came the Normans. The decision to compile a record of England in the form of the Doomsday Book was made by William the Conqueror and his council at Kingsholm, in this county of Gloucestershire. There are only two remaining castles Berkeley and Sudeley. Berkeley was where Edward II was murdered in 1327 and was the home in Tudor times of Thomas Seymour who married Catherine Parr after King Henry VIII's death. Elizabeth I gave Gloucester its charter as a port and in the fifteen century the War of the Roses was fought in Tewkesbury. Cheltenham came to prominence when a Mr Mason discovered a saline spring on his property and a 'Spa' was born thus attracting such famous figures as Handel and Dr Johnson and George III. Another Roman town of note is Cirencester which sadly with the Dissolution of the Monasteries ordered by Henry VIII meant that the great Abbey was demolished leaving just a single Norman arch, the treasures of the Abbey going to the King. Today the grounds of the Abbey are a park with trees, a lake and wildfowl. A roman amphitheatre still stands to the west of the town. The Cotswold and the Forest of Dean are places to be much enjoyed. So book your accommodation at 'A Place To Stay UK' | ||||||||||||||||||
