Timeline of Carlisle explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

Prior to the 19th century

• Reign of emperor Nero - Carlisle is burned down.^{[1] [2]}
• 73 - Winter: a Roman timber fort is constructed in what is now the site of Carlisle Castle.
• 83 - the Roman fort at Carlisle is reconstructed.^[3]
• 685 - Saint Cuthbert visits Carlisle.^[4]
• 1092 - William II invades the area surrounding Carlisle and reincorporates Carlisle into England after it had been taken by the Scots.
• 1093 - construction on Carlisle Castle begins.
• 1112 - Carlisle Castle is reconstructed.
• 1113 - an Augustinian priory becomes Carlisle Cathedral.^[5]
• October 1664-June 25, 1665 - Siege of Carlisle takes place in which Covenanters and Parliamentarians besieged Carlisle Castle which was held by Royalist forces loyal to King Charles I during the First English Civil War.
• 1745
  • 13-15 November: Siege of Carlisle takes place during the Jacobite Rising of 1745 in which Jacobite forces led by Charles Edward Stuart successfully took over Carlisle and besieged Carlisle Castle.
  • 21-30 December: Siege of Carlisle takes place during the Jacobite Rising of 1745 in which Government forces led by Prince William recaptured Carlisle.
  • 30 December: 384 Jacobite prisoners are taken after the Siege of Carlisle. Some are executed while others are sentenced to transportation to the West Indies.

19th century

• 1823 - a canal is built in Port Carlisle to transport goods produced in the city.
• 1838 - the post of the Governor of Carlisle as garrison commander is abolished.^[6]
• 1874 - the arts centre, Strand Road drill hall is opened.^[7]

20th century

• 1904 - 17 May: Carlisle United F.C. is formed at Shaddongate United's annual general meeting.^[8]
• 1986 - a shopping centre is built.^[9]

21st century

• 2005 - 7 January: the rivers Eden, Caldew and Petteril burst their banks due to as much as 180 mm rainfall upstream that day.^[10] 2,700 homes were flooded and three people died.
• 2015 - 5-6 December: Storm Desmond causes flooding to occur in Carlisle. An estimated amount of 2,200 to 3,500 homes were flooded.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Book: Samuel Sampson . The Agreeable Historian, or the Complete English Traveller . 1746.
2. Web site: Fordun . John of . Skene . Felix James Henry . Skene . W. F. (William Forbes) . 19 May 1872 . John of Fordun's Chronicle of the Scottish nation . Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas . Internet Archive.
3. Web site: Timeline of Roman Carlisle . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110826085256/http://romans.tulliehouse.co.uk/flash/timeline/index.htm . 26 August 2011 . 16 September 2024 . Tullie House Museum.
4. Web site: Bede . The Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne . 16 September 2024 . Internet History Sourcebook . Fordham University: The Jesuit University of New York . https://web.archive.org/web/20160625103657/https://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-cuthbert.asp . 25 June 2016 . dead.
5. Tim Tatton-Brown and John Crook, The English Cathedral, New Holland (2002),
6. Book: Accounts and Papers: Seventeen Volumes . UK Government . 1838 . 58.
7. Web site: Carlisle . 16 September 2024. The Drill Hall Project . 2 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170902044236/http://www.drillhalls.org/Counties/Cumbria/TownCarlisle.htm . live .
8. http://www.carlisleunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/ THE CARLISLE UNITED STORY
9. Book: Scott Parker, Mary Scott . Memories of the Lanes . November 2006 . Bookcase.
10. Web site: Carlisle Floods January 2005 . 16 September 2024 . Met office . 5 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110405004919/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/jan2005floods/ . live .
11. News: Pidd. Rowena Mason. Helen . Halliday. 7 December 2015. 17 September 2024 . Cumbria floods: at least one killed as 45,000 homes remain without power. The Guardian.