![]() ![]() King Henry spends Christmas at his palace at Dunstable.Ĭoat of Arms is granted to Dunstable Priory by Henry I. King Henry grants the first Charter to the town. ![]() ![]() The signature of Bernard, Dunstable's first Prior, appears this year on a document at Aldgate monastery, which looked upon Dunstable as its daughter foundation.Ī payment of one penny a day is authorised for a steward to look after the house (royal residence) when the King is not here. Work has started by this date on building the Augustinian Priory at Dunstable. King Henry I and his court spend Christmas at Kingsbury, Dunstable. The first performance of a miracle play in England is given at Geoffrey de Gorham's school in Dunstable at around this time. Aldgate's charity document is signed at Dunstable.Īround this time, Henry I establishes a town around the crossroads. The Church of the Holy Trinity, Aldgate, is founded by Queen Maud. The enumerators sent by William the Conqueror find nothing but burnt ruins on the site of the present Dunstable, so do not mention it in the Domesday Book. The Danes raid and destroy the Saxon village built on the site of Durocobrivis 11th Century ( Top) The Saxons raid and destroy Durocobrivis 10th Century ( Top) The last of the Romans leave the area 6th Century ( Top) The crossroads in the centre of town is where it crosses the old Icknield Way. Around this period, construction of the Roman road, now known as Watling Street, would have taken place. The beginning of Roman Dunstable (Durocobrivis). Please email Rita on or use our online feedback form. Dunstable Time Line compiled by Rita Swift, additional information welcome. ![]()
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