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History :
Tamworth has existed since Saxon times
[loft] and once was the capital of Mercia the largest of
all English Kingdoms of its time . It was by far the
largest town in the Midlands when today's much larger city of
Birmingham was still in its infancy. This is largely because of its
strategic position at the meeting point of two rivers (the Tame and the
Anker), which meant the town was perfectly placed as a centre of trade
and industry.
The town was later sacked by Danes in the 9th century[citation needed]
A wooden fort was constructed on the site of the current
castle,[] designed to defend the town against further
Danish invaders by Ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians, the daughter of
King Alfred the Great.
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Tamworth Castle
In the 11th century, a Norman castle was built on the probable site of
the Saxon fort[citation needed] which still stands to this day as an
important tourist attraction. Grants of borough privileges, including
rights to a third additional fair in 1588[citation needed] consolidated
Tamworth’s historic importance as ‘the seat of
Saxon kings. ( Loft
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In the Middle Ages Tamworth was a small market town. However the king
gave it charters in 1319[citation needed] In the Middle Ages a charter
was a document granting the townspeople certain rights or confirming
existing ones. In 1337 Tamworth was granted the right to hold two
annual fairs[citation needed] In the Middle Ages fairs were like
markets but they were held only once a year and they attracted buyers
and sellers from far and wide.
In 1345 Tamworth suffered a disastrous fire[citation needed] Much of
the town burned[4]. Fire was a constant hazard in the Middle Ages
because most buildings were made of wood with thatched roofs. On the
other hand, once burned they could be easily rebuilt.