Hertford

Hertford is the ancient county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, the 2011 census put the populace of Hertford at about 26,000. Possibly the primary point out of the town become in 673 A.D.: the first synod of some of the bishops in England changed into held either in Hertford or at Hartford, Cambridgeshire. It turned into referred to as through Theodore of Tarsus; decisions included the calculation of the date of Easter. In 912 AD, Edward the Elder constructed burhs close by the ford over the River Lea as a defence against Danish incursions.

By the time of the Domesday Book, Hertford had two churches, markets and 3 generators. The Normans commenced paintings on Hertford Castle, and Hertford Priory became founded with the aid of Ralph de Limesy. King Henry II rebuilt the citadel in stone, but in 1216, for the duration of the First Barons' War, it became besieged and captured after 25 days via Prince Louis of France. The citadel became frequently visited by using English royalty and in 1358, Queen Isabella, spouse of Edward II, died there. The priory changed into dissolved in 1536 and ultimately demolished and in 1563, the Parliament of England met on the citadel because of a scourge of plague in London.