Roman & Medieval · event 5 of 8

1301

A market charter. Thomas Grelley grants Manchester its charter, making it a free borough with the right to hold a market. The town begins trading wool and, later, linen.

The Roman & Medieval era

  1. 79
  2. 410
  3. 919
  4. 1086
  5. 1301
  6. 1421
  7. 1515
  8. 1653

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