Gloucester

Article summary

Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city, non-metropolitan district and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west. It is situated from Cheltenham, from Monmouth, from Bristol, and east of the England and Wales border. Gloucester has a population of around 132,000, including suburban areas. It is a port, linked via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to the Severn Estuary. Gloucester was founded as a Roman colony in AD 97, under Emperor Nerva as Colonia Glevum Nervensis. It was granted its first charter in 1155 by Henry II. In 1216, Henry III, aged only nine years, was crowned with a gilded iron ring in the Chapter House of Gloucester Cathedral. Gloucester's significance in the Middle Ages is underlined by the fact that it had a number of monastic establishments, including St Peter's Abbey, founded in 679 (later Gloucester Cathedral); the nearby St Oswald's Priory, founded in the 880s or 890s; and Llanthony Secunda Priory, founded in 1136. The town is also the site of the siege of Gloucester in 1643, during which the city held out against Royalist forces in the First English Civil War. A major attraction of the city is Gloucester Cathedral, which is the burial place of King Edward II and Walter de Lacy; it features in scenes from the Harry Potter films.…

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1889 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1136 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1136 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1541 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 1780 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of foundation: 1539 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of foundation: 1937 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of foundation: 1873 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of foundation: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of foundation: 1883 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. date of foundation: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. population: 10,000 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1889". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1136". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1136". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1541". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of foundation is "1780". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of foundation is "1539". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of foundation is "1937". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of foundation is "1873". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of foundation is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of foundation is "1883". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the date of foundation is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the population is "10,000 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
16. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375900091