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'''Lancaster''' is a city in north-west [[England]] and the traditional [[county]] town of [[Lancashire]]. It is within the administrative area served by [[Lancashire County Council]]. It was formerly an important centre of political power in the north and capital of the [[county palatine]] of Lancaster. It is overlooked by its castle (now a [[prison]]) and has many attractive Georgian buildings. The House of Lancaster was one of the combatants in the [[Wars of the Roses]]; the emblem of Lancashire being a [[red]] [[rose]].
'''Lancaster''' is a city in north-west [[England]] and the traditional county town of [[Lancashire]]. It is within the administrative area served by [[Lancashire County Council]]. It was formerly an important centre of political power in the north and capital of the [[county palatine]] of Lancaster. It is overlooked by its castle (now a [[prison]]) and has many attractive Georgian buildings. The House of Lancaster was one of the combatants in the [[Wars of the Roses]]; the emblem of Lancashire being a [[red]] [[rose]].
The title [[Duke]] of Lancaster is held by the [[British]] [[monarch]] regardless of gender.
The title [[Duke]] of Lancaster is held by the [[British]] [[monarch]] regardless of gender.
== History ==
Following the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] invasion of Britain in 43 AD, present-day Lancaster seems to have had a Roman fort constructed on the site at which the castle now stands by the late 1st century. Coin evidence suggest the fort may have already existed as early as 60 AD, but most histories give the date for the establishment of the fort as c. 80 AD. The original [[Latin]] name of the fort is not known with any certainty although since the late 1990s, due to a theory popularised by David Shotter, it has been suggested that ''Galacum'' (previously thought to have been the fort at Over Burrow, 17 miles to the north-west) was in fact Roman Lancaster.
==See also==
*[[Duchy of Lancaster]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Settlements in Lancashire]]
[[Category:Settlements in Lancashire]]