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In 1092 Carlisle Castle was established by [[William II]] (William Rufus]] to tighten his hold on [[Cumbria]], which had only recently been acquired by the English Crown from the Scots. From then on until the Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1603, Carlisle was vital to English defence of the western borders.
In 1092 Carlisle Castle was established by [[William II]] (William Rufus]] to tighten his hold on [[Cumbria]], which had only recently been acquired by the English Crown from the Scots. From then on until the Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1603, Carlisle was vital to English defence of the western borders.
In 1745 it was captured by the rebel forces of [[Bonnie Prince Charlie]] thanks to the inability of loyal troops at [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] to cross the rough country separating the two places in time.
At the outbreak of the [[First World War]] major armament factories were set up in the Carlisle-[[Gretna]] area (this was considered safe fron [[German]] naval bombardment or raiding). Worried about the safety implications of drunken munitions workers, the Government in 1916 nationalised all the pubs and breweries in the area; known as the State Managment Scheme, this was only ended in 1971.
[[Category:United Kingdom Towns and Cities]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Towns and Cities]]