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View all contacts. No one knows for sure, but there are two most prevalent opinions. Some believe the name Worcester comes from the Saxon Wegeraceaster, meaning war castle, while others say that the city may be named after the Battle of Worcester UK in James — where the largest of Nipmuck Indians lived. This settlement was also abandoned in Worcester is also the shared home of the oldest non-competitive music festival in the world. The Three Choirs Festival is still hosted in the city every three years.
Worcester has an excellent medical pedigree as the birthplace of Dr John Wall, one of the founders of Worcester Royal Infirmary which was one of the first voluntary hospitals in the UK. This is now the site of a dedicated museum as well as the University of Worcester City Campus. The name Worcestershire is known the world over thanks to the sauce which is still made here to this day. Then it was fulled. That means it was pounded in a mixture of clay and water to clean and thicken it.
Wooden hammers worked by watermills pounded the wool. Afterward, the wool was dyed. There was also a leather industry in Medieval Worcester. There were shoemakers, glovers, and saddlers. There were also the same craftsmen you would find in any medieval town such as carpenters, bakers, brewers, and butchers who had their shops and stalls in The Shambles.
Worcester was also an inland port. The main import was wine the drink of the upper class. The main export was wool. Timber and iron were also brought to Worcester by water from the Forest of Dean. In the Middle Ages and the 16th century, by law, all men had to practice archery on Sunday afternoons.
In the Middle Ages fire was a constant hazard as most buildings were made of wood with thatched roofs. However, if they burned they could be easily rebuilt. In Worcester was given a charter a document granting the townspeople certain rights. Afterward, the townspeople were allowed to elect two officials called bailiffs who ran the town. Like all towns Worcester was devastated by the Black Death of which may have killed half the population.
However, Worcester soon recovered. In the late Middle Ages, it may have had a population of 4, Nash House was built in the 14th century.
In the 12th and 13th centuries, there was a Jewish community in Worcester but all Jews were forced to leave England in After the Normans rebuilt the cathedral. In the midth century, a nunnery was founded in Worcester called the Ladies Convent. In the 13th century, Franciscan friars arrived in Worcester. The friars were like monks but instead of withdrawing from the world, they went out to preach.
Franciscan friars were called grey friars because of their grey costumes. In the 14th century Dominican friars, known as black friars came to Worcester. His men also destroyed the shrines of St Wulfstan and St Oswald in the cathedral. Tudor House was built in the early 16th century. Kings School was founded in Worcester was given a mayor in In the 16th century, the wool trade was still the lifeblood of Worcester but in the 17th century, it began to decline. Nevertheless, Worcester continued to grow.
In the 17th century, a suburb grew north of the town. In a survey showed Worcester had a population of over 7, By the standards of the time, it was quite a large town. The growth in population happened despite outbreaks of plague. There was a severe outbreak in In came a civil war between the king and parliament. In June a royalist army was making its way from Oxford to Shrewsbury with a hoard of gold and silver.
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