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Hartlepool Timeline
5th Century Roman and Celtic settlement
The Roman Legions defending Britain were withdrawn
by 410AD. A Roman coin and trumpet shaped brooch
found at Seaton Carew in 1978 were perhaps the
result of a Roman shipwreck.
7th Century
640s AD - Monastery at
Hartlepool founded by Heiu
Bishop Aidan appoints a nun caled Heiu to found
a monastery at Harlepool. She is suceeded by
Hilda in 649 and the community began to prosper
under
her guidance.
680 AD - Hilda dies and is declared a saint
The Abbess was a leading church figure, five
of the monks under her tutelage became bishops.
11th Century
1068 AD - The 'Harrying
of the North'
Everything between York and the river Tees
was destroyed by William the Conqueror. Robert
de
Brus, an Norman aristocrat was given lands
and became
Lord of Hartness and Lord of the Manor of
Hartlepool.
1100
AD onwards
Successive members of the De Brus family extensively
developed the docks to take full advantage of
the increasing coastal trade.
14th Century
1315 AD - Money from the
Crown purse
The Medieval town is fortified by a town wall enclosing the entire headland area.
Funds are made available from both King Edward II and the Archbishop of Durham
to allow work to proceed.
15th Century
1473 AD - Records of harbour
trade
Bishop Booth records: "a deep and convenient
port to receive ships of every port town
in the realm of England", he wrote in a
letter to all clergy and merchants in
a successfull attempt
to raise funds for his project.
17th Century
Civil
War comes to Hartlepool
The Town was garrisoned by Robert Lumley and
royalist troops were stationed here for two years.
After
an attack in 1644 by Scottish army they surrendered.
The Scots hold the town on behalf of Parliament
until c. 1647.
20th Century
Bombardment of the Hartlepools
(WWI)
Hartlepool and West Hartlepool are bombarded
by three German warships on Wednesday 16th
December 1914 between 8.10am and 8.50am.
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