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Coventry’s growth dates from the Roman occupation of these islands. Allegedly the Roman outpost was followed by the establishment of a convent of nuns, though the exact origins of the city remain obscure. In medieval times the city was bound up with the cloth industry and not only sold kerseys and the like in London, but exported to nearby Europe through ports such as Boston.
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Donnelly, T. (2019). Coventry: A Growing City. In: Begley, J., Donnelly, T., Jarvis, D., Sissons, P. (eds) Revival of a City. Palgrave Studies in Economic History. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22822-4_2
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