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New page: '''Berkeley''' (Derivation: OE; birch tree glade) is a small Georgian style town with Anglo-Saxon roots in Gloucestershire, about 26km (16miles) north of Bristol. It is pronoun...
'''Berkeley''' (Derivation: OE; birch tree glade) is a small Georgian style town with [[Anglo-Saxon]] roots in [[Gloucestershire]], about 26km (16miles) north of [[Bristol]]. It is pronounced “Barkly”. It was the birthplace and home of the pioneer of the smallpox vaccine, [[Edward Jenner]].
'''Berkeley Castle''', which the town has grown around, was built on the orders of [[Henry II]] during the 12th century as one of the [[marches|marcher]] castles against the [[Welsh]]. It has been the home of the Berkeley family since its construction. [[Edward II]] was imprisoned and murdered within its walls on the orders of his wife, Isabella and [[Roger Mortimer]] in 1327.
[[Category: English History]]
[[Category: United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
'''Berkeley Castle''', which the town has grown around, was built on the orders of [[Henry II]] during the 12th century as one of the [[marches|marcher]] castles against the [[Welsh]]. It has been the home of the Berkeley family since its construction. [[Edward II]] was imprisoned and murdered within its walls on the orders of his wife, Isabella and [[Roger Mortimer]] in 1327.
[[Category: English History]]
[[Category: United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]