As Lincoln is our chosen sight it would be wrong if I had no background knowledge of the city. Just by looking up Steep Hill you can see a part of Lincoln’s history but by researching and looking it is amazing how much you can find just by looking. I found this information on a website called http://www.localhistories.org/lincoln (accessed: 3 May 2012) “Lincoln began as a Roman town. The Romans conquered Lincolnshire in 48 AD.” The Population in Lincoln was between 6000 and 8000. In the middle ages In 1068 William the Conqueror built a wooden castle at Lincoln to make sure the townspeople behaved themselves. He destroyed 166 houses to make way for it. In the 12th century it was replaced with stone. The keep of the castle was called Lucy Tower after Countess Lucy. In 1072 the Bishop moved his seat to Lincoln from Dorchester. He built a cathedral, which was completed in 1092. This first cathedral was severely damaged by an earthquake, which hit Lincoln in 1185. It was rebuilt after 1192. This is just a small amount of what happened and I could write novels on the history of Lincoln, but if not taken the time to research what has happened these past events could be forgotten.

I found it necessary and enjoyable to take the time to research the city, it is truly inspiring to find out what has shaped the future for Lincoln.

Work cited: Lambert, T. (date unknown). Available at:  http://www.localhistories.org/lincoln (Accessed: 3 May 2012)