The Story of Boston

Richard Gurnham

The Story of Boston
Format
Paperback
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
3 March 2014
Pages
288
ISBN
9780750955737

The Story of Boston

Richard Gurnham

Founded shortly after the Conquest of 1066, Boston rapidly grew to become the most successful English port outside of London. The growth of the wool trade in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries led to the building of St Botolpha s, the largest parish church in the country. During the seventeenth century the town was strongly Puritan, causing some inhabitants to emigrate to America to found the new city of Boston, Massachusetts. Some of the Pilgrim Fathers were imprisoned in the medieval Guildhall, which survives to this day. Bostona s story is brought right up to date, celebrating the complete history of this fabulous Lincolnshire town in a volume that will delight locals and visitors alike.

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