. Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland . owing to thefact of its close proximity to Wales which made it the scene of much fighting in re-pelling invaders, and time after time the gallant little garrison of the town stemmedthe attacks. In 1113 the Welsh burned the town; in 1140 it was taken by the Em-press Maud; in 1150 Stephen burned the town, but failed in his attack on the Castle;again in 1189 and 1202 Worcester was burned. The city dates back to 585 ,having been built on the site of a Roman town. It was the Wigorna-ceastre of theSaxons, from which comes Worcester,
. Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland . owing to thefact of its close proximity to Wales which made it the scene of much fighting in re-pelling invaders, and time after time the gallant little garrison of the town stemmedthe attacks. In 1113 the Welsh burned the town; in 1140 it was taken by the Em-press Maud; in 1150 Stephen burned the town, but failed in his attack on the Castle;again in 1189 and 1202 Worcester was burned. The city dates back to 585 ,having been built on the site of a Roman town. It was the Wigorna-ceastre of theSaxons, from which comes Worcester, meaning War Castle, which is an appro-priate name, as Briton, Roman, Saxon, Dane and Norman have all fought St. Dunstan and St. Oswald both lived there, the latter becoming the patronsaint of the city. St. Oswald dedicated the Cathedral, which was destroyed andrebuilt in the eleventh century by Wulfstan II, who was an even greater present church in 1218 was again partially rebuilt and dedicated with great WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 215. trom Biirhers liistoruai CoUetlions WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS (MAIN STREET)An old view. pomp, St. Wulfstans body being enshrined in the altar. In this church there alsois a tomb of King John, which is the oldest regal tomb in England; in 1797 it wasopened to prove to archaeologists that the body was really that of the king. The Guildhall was built in 1721 and contains many suits of armour which wereworn during the Battle of Worcester and which are similar to the ones sent tothis country. Queen Elizabeth on her visit to Worcester in 1574 granted a charter to someclothiers, forming them into a corporation which stiU exists. Another item ofinterest is that Sir Henry Washington who was made Governor of Worcester inthe absence of the regular Governor, while the latter was a prisoner during thesiege of Worcester, was supposed to be connected with the ancestry of Washington. Dean Swift was also a resident of the city. Th
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