My home town - 4000 years of history...

[Munchaab]

Leicester City in Leicestershire (Pronounced Lester & Lester-sher) are about the centre of Great Britain (geographically) and Leicestonians (Lestonians) cheekily say we are the centre of the Universe...

One good reason for that mighty claim is our history - heart of history in this region or 4000 years - maybe more in prehistory - Large Iron age settlement is known before significant Roman era settlements also (Called by them Ratae... - meaning rampart or fortification shows our Town walls pre-date their (about) 70AD invasion Roman walls - and highly likely Bronze age collection of Tons/Tuns/Towns = Now the villages like Syston or Thurmaston where I was born (just North of the city - born on Bradgate Avenue incidentally, Bradgate, not that far away was the home of Lady Jane Grey "Queen for Nine Days" - not covered in this history, although I may find another video after this OP)...

I just came across this fast and furious "Hidden History of Leicester" series of only 11 episodes from 18 minutes to 30 minutes each, which I though I'd share (Give him some love in likes etc on YT as I'd like him to make more)...

It seems he just made these during lock-down for the coov and had to go back to work - another point on that, Leicestonian FU attitude can be seen = NO work unless .gov approved "essential work", mask mandates, stay at home unless shopping for essentials = you can see the not an F given attitude given by my Town, no masks, eating lunch on the grassland, walking in the parks and city centre, etc - Love this place...

Anyhoos - for now, the videos...
























Enjoy and comment as you goo through them - if you feel so inclined...

[ELIAKIM]

Awesome series, I don't think I've been to Leicestershre. 

One of the Shires. 

[Munchaab]

Awesome series, I don't think I've been to Leicestershre. 

One of the Shires. 

THE Shire - - One of the Five Boroughs of Daneslaw (Mercia)...

[ELIAKIM]

Awesome series, I don't think I've been to Leicestershre. 

One of the Shires. 

THE Shire - - One of the Five Boroughs of Daneslaw (Mercia)...

This timeline certainly feels like Lord of the Rings. Do you think Tolkien was prophetic? He came from a shire too. Oxfordshire! 

Interesting that some of the authors during his timeline weaved prophecy into their books. 

[Munchaab]

Awesome series, I don't think I've been to Leicestershre. 

One of the Shires. 

THE Shire - - One of the Five Boroughs of Daneslaw (Mercia)...

This timeline certainly feels like Lord of the Rings. Do you think Tolkien was prophetic? He came from a shire too. Oxfordshire! 

Interesting that some of the authors during his timeline weaved prophecy into their books. 

Tokien was born in South Africa, schooled on Oxfordshire and Birmingham - the twin towers is reference to two chimneys/cooling towers he saw from his home in Birmingham (still there) which was historically part of Warwickshire - another shire, and where Shakespeare was from (Stratford on Avon)...

Incidentally, I went to Uni at Coventry (close by town) where Warwick uni is - it's NOT in Warwick...

[ELIAKIM]

What do the people of the shire think about having to register their chickens and not burn wood in their stoves? 

[Oldcynic]

Awesome series, I don't think I've been to Leicestershre. 

One of the Shires. 

THE Shire - - One of the Five Boroughs of Daneslaw (Mercia)...

I so enjoy history.  Thanks for this.  However, I tend to believe there were more ancient civilisations than a mere 4000 years ago.  Perhaps they lie under the present shire.

[Coolchick]

i knew someone who was from there
she used to wear a t-shirt with Leicester City on it

[Treebeard]

Incidentally, I went to Uni at Coventry (close by town) where Warwick uni is - it's NOT in Warwick...

All the same name places here in Southern New England... Leicester, Coventry, Warwick, and easily over a hundred more.

You'd think a little more originality could have done well, but I guess they couldn't change their spots.

[ELIAKIM]

Incidentally, I went to Uni at Coventry (close by town) where Warwick uni is - it's NOT in Warwick...

All the same name places here in Southern New England... Leicester, Coventry, Warwick, and easily over a hundred more.

You'd think a little more originality could have done well, but I guess they couldn't change their spots.

We discovered that the repeat of the name of locations from the UK, was to indicate where they were from. Pretty cool idea if people would like to track their heritage.