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successfully petitioned for the grant of a charter from the King and negotiated a division of authority with the Abbey. However disputes continued over the Abbey's powers to raise taxes and appoint the Guild's officers. Even the title of the Guild's first officer was open to dispute, with the Guild
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army towards London. Seeing these troops as an occupying force, the people of
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stationed there. Discovering that the city was suffering extreme privation, she rallied support from residents and arranged food parcels clothing and toys to go to the area. In the year after her mayoralty she invited six DĂĽsseldorf children to stay in
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in the town and the growth of the brewing trade for which
Reading was to become famous. Agricultural products from the surrounding area still used Reading as a market place, especially at the famous Reading cheese fair but now trade was coming in from a wider area.
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granted a further charter that went further than previous charters, although still leaving the appointment of the Mayor/Warden in the hands of the Abbey. This charter, and a subsequent judicial arbitration in 1499, confirmed the Guild as a
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plane machine-gunned and bombed the town centre, resulting in 41 deaths and over 100 injuries. Most of these were accounted for by a single bomb, which struck the crowded People's Pantry restaurant in the Market Arcade. In 1947,
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town. This defeat of James' troops by an inferior force, together with the willingness of the people of
Reading to support William, convinced James of the insecurity of his position and he fled the country.
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that afflicted the 20th century, although many of its citizens lost their lives, or were injured, in the conflicts. The names of the dead are remembered on the
Berkshire War Memorial at the entrance to
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in front of the Abbey Church. The dissolution initially saw the Mayor appointed by the King's officers administering the dismemberment of the abbey properties. However, in 1542
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in 1121, and he is buried within the Abbey grounds. As part of his endowments, he gave the abbey his lands within Reading, along with land at
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gave land in and around Reading to his foundation of
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London Street in Reading, centre: Lovejoy's Library
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1167:"Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth (1757–1844)"
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328:Reading's trade benefited from better designed
214:The Abbey was largely destroyed in 1538 during
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1221:. Reading Borough Libraries. Archived from
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722:. All three bids were unsuccessful.
716:Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
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1601:"Largest Towns without City Status"
1367:"Reading's Courage Brewery closing"
797:. Taylor & Francis. p. 64.
780:. Kessinger Legacy. pp. 11–13.
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953:The Town of Reading and its Abbey
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400:Royal Berkshire Hospital
283:second Battle of Reading
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1442:. Reading Museum. 2001
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585:Worcestershire Sauce
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2483:English Renaissance
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