Tamworth

He had won Dublin by battle and inherited Northumbria through dynastic power, but he knew that some wars were survived through oaths rather than axes.

In the year 926, Citric and Æthelstan met at Tamworth.

There, the Viking king married Æthelstan's sister.

The union bound the houses of York and Wessex together.

Æthelstan marched north.

The king of Wessex and Mercia and East Anglia had spent years preparing for this moment.

Citric's death released him from the alliance of Tamworth and he moved before Guthrif could even secure his rule.

The armies of the south entered Northumbria, and the power of the English king descended upon York.

Pakington hath a very goodly new house of brick called Hampton Court, a six miles off from Worcester somewhat northward.

Market towns in Warwickshire, Warwick, Coventry, Henley, I have it described, Monk Kirkby, I know the site of this, Alcester, Rugby, Tamworth upon Anchor, I have it described, Nuneaton, I have it described, Atherston, I have it described, Bremisham, in the way to Chesterwood, a twelve miles from Coventry, I have it described, southam a six miles from warwick castles in warwickshire warwick killingworth braundon a five miles by north from coventry now desolated sometime as i heard say longing to the lord mortimer brinkelow a five miles by east from coventry now desolated longing some time as men say to the mortimers baginton castle now desolated it longed to the baggots a two miles from coventry ashley castle rivers avon anchor sow riseth near hakesbury three miles from coventry north-east fluit per sow pargum by white lee it propest on the village in tamham labitur leam coming out of northamptonshire it cometh by granborough lemmington marton off kirkpargus and at edmund coote bridge into avon coal flew orator in yardal wood propy king's north ton and after that by cole's hill he goeth into thame blithe riseth in warwickshire near rowton by bolshall hampton pakington and then going betwixt cole's hill and macstoke near shustock village into thame the length of warwickshire be estimation from rollerich stones by chipping north ton to tamwut as to the limits of oxfordshire and staffordshire Thus the length is about thirty-six miles.

Watling Street towards Rugby is a limes upon Leicestershire.

A mile above Bremisham is a limes upon Staffordshire.

It is the King's.

Pole lay at it by licence, and there Cardinal Pole was born.

Tamworth Castle upon Anchor River, longing to one of the Farrars.

Part of Tamworth Town standeth in Staffordshire, part in Warwick, but the castle whole without fail in Warwickshire.

The political geography was fluid.

Rulers moved courts between Repton, Tamworth and even Aylesbury in response to both threat and opportunity.

It is easy to overplay the notion that Mercian kings were absolute monarchs, yet what survives in charters suggests they still relied on a network of Ealdormen and local nobles for enforcement.

Take Æthelbold.

Pakington hath a very goodly new house of brick, called Hampton Court, a six miles off from Worcester somewhat northward.

Market towns in Warwickshire: Warwick, Coventry, Henley, I have it described; Monkirkby, I know the site of this; Alcester; Rugby; Tamworth-upon-Anker, I have it described; Nuneaton, I have it described; Atherstone, I have it described; Bremisham, in the way to Chesterwood, a twelve miles from Coventry, I have it described; Southam, a six miles from Warwick.

Castles in Warwickshire: Warwick; Killingworth; Brawndon, a five miles by north from Coventry, now desolated, sometime, as I heard say, longing to the Lord Mortimer; Brinklow, a five miles by east from Coventry, now desolated, longing sometime, as men say, to the Mortimers; Bagington Castle, now desolated, it longed to the Bagots, a two miles from Coventry; Ashley Castle.

Rivers: Avon; Anker; Sow riseth near Heykesbury, three miles from Coventry northeast, fluet per Sow Pargum, by White's Lee; et propest on the village in Tamam labitur.

I don't know what you guys call them.

So he sold them for 20 years in a small town called Tamworth, which is in the Midlands.

And just sold him at his plot.

So one day he decides to start recording him making jacket potatoes, selling them, putting the luxury toppings on.

It goes viral.

It changes his life.

Tamworth becomes almost the central destination in the Midlands to go with queues for baked potatoes.

Baked potatoes suddenly become a massive craze in the UK.

We've heard about the National Youth Leadership Organisation and it says our programmes run in London, Luton, West Midlands, Cardiff City region, that's an interesting expression, Greater Manchester.

We've also worked in Merseyside, Bedford and Tamworth, Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Blackburn, and we've a growing movement of 3,300 uprising alumni who importantly remain involved in their community and with our work.

That's fascinating, isn't it? So they've admitted that they want to change the face of power in this country.

There's nothing mentioned here about democracy.

And I also did a bit of locum work for six months for a shop via a locum agency.

And I set up my own private practice in the town of Tamworth, which is just on the outskirts of Birmingham, near Leachfield as well, in the county of Staffordshire.

So we set up this practice over 20 years ago.

and it's our 20 year anniversary.