|
Year |
Event |
Year |
Population |
|
850BC |
Bladuds mythical Birth |
1086 |
890 |
|
60 |
Romans arrive in Bath |
1379 |
1025 |
|
400 |
Romans Leave |
1660 |
1200 |
|
577 |
Saxons capture Bath at Battle of Dyrham |
1699 |
3000 |
|
676 |
Osric founds Monastry at Bath |
1750 |
9000 |
|
818 |
Arthur defeats Saxons at Battle of Badon |
1799 |
34160 |
|
973 |
King Edgar crowned in Bath Abbey |
1851 |
43023 |
|
1066 |
Normans invade England |
1901 |
49839 |
|
1086 |
Domesday book reveals Bath as largest town in Somerset |
1911 |
69173 |
|
1088 |
Bath is laid to waste |
1931 |
68815 |
|
1643 |
John De Villula buys City |
1951 |
79294 |
|
1702 |
“Beau” Richard Nash arrives in Bath |
1971 |
84670 |
|
1727 |
Minervas Head is found |
1981 |
80771 |
|
1754 |
Circus is complete |
2000 |
approx 85000 |
|
1791 |
Site of Roman temple discovered |
|
|
|
1881 |
Great Bath and sacred spring unearthed |
|
|
|
1942 |
Bath is bombed during World War 2 |
|
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|
1964 |
Major excavation of Roman complex starts |
|
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