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BRISTOL at a glance

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The history of Bristol: founding and early history It started off in the Saxon era By the 10th century Bristol was probably a burgh or fortified settlement. 1066, the population was estimated to be around 4000, Bristol submitted to William the Conqueror without a fight. In 1067 two of King Harold's sons landed nearby and tried to capture Bristol but the Bristolians fought them off. King William built a wooden fort in Bristol. In the early 12th century it was replaced by a stone castle.

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History of Bristol: the plague and becoming a city In 1542, the cathedral was completed and became a city and given a pope In 1572, an outbreak of the plague swept the city, again in 1602-1604

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History of Bristol: slavery and more In the 18 th century Bristol was heavily relied upon in the slave trade Brass and wool made here was given to the Africans in return for slaves In-fact, most of Bristol's wealth at this time is based on slavery

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History of Bristol: second world war During the second world war, Bristol was heavily bombed It was the fifth most bombed city, The museum was bombed, and is now a restaurant, the museum is now located next door

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History of Bristol: now Bristol currently has a population of 428,200 and is thriving. It is one of Britain's most multicultural cities. It has two universities and is twinned with many countries

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The suspension bridge It was designed by Brunel, after a competition was held. He died before the construction was finished It was eventually finished in 1864 Unfortunately, it is used for suicides

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Brunel Brunel is a cultural icon of Bristol, and the industrial revolution. He designed many things, and contributed to the engineering world in many ways there is now a university named after him in london

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The art scene

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The riots In the summer of 2011, riots broke out in Manchester They were originally triggered by the shooting of Mark Duggham (un)Fortunately the riots were only in stokes croft and St. Pauls, but it still devastated a large amount of the community

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DFTBA Thank you for watching

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bibliography Title picture: sacred-destinations.com Info from slide 2-6: www.localhistories.org/bristol Picture of Bristol cathedral: wikipedia Picture of a bombed bristol: bridgemanart.com Info on slide 6: wikipedia Slide 7,8 & 10 info: my own general knowledge Picture on slide 7: www.cliftonbridge.org.uk Picture on slide 8: wikipedia Pictures on slide 9:threenine-eu.blogspot.com, eurotriptips.com, flikr.com and arrestedmotion.com