The West Midlands region straddles the historic borders between the counties of Warwickshire (Birmingham and Coventry), Staffordshire in the north, ...

History West Midlands, is an independent website which provides free access to a variety of programmes and different media focussing on the history of the ...

The West Midlands is unusual amongst the metropolitan counties in that three of its boroughs have city status; Coventry is a city by ancient prescriptive usage ... List of places in the West... · List of settlements in West... · Sandwell · Dudley Castle

5 окт. 2024 г. · The metropolitan county incorporates parts of three historic counties. In the northwest, the boroughs of Wolverhampton and Walsall and parts ...

From Iron Age forts to Roman Legions & Saxon Kings to Viking battlefields. The West Midlands was also a key battleground in the English Civil Wars.

The West Midlands has a history of dependence on manufacturing industry, but diversification into the service industries has helped broaden the economic base.

History West Midlands · Perceptions of Pollution: Early Industrialisation in Birmingham and the Black Country · Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath · The story of the ...

Now England's second largest city, Birmingham started life as a small Saxon settlement before developing into a market town in the 12th century.

This collection dates from Prehistory to Post-Medieval periods with material from 61 sites in the West Midlands area. It includes unique finds and in many.

Our films tell the stories of the people and events that shaped the West Midlands region. We're constantly releasing new films on a range of historical ...