Prehistory to 1204
Beginnings to King John’s Charter
The origins of the town of Marlborough in Wiltshire are shrouded in myth and mystery...
A History of Marlborough
Nick Baxter
From the Domesday Book of 1086 through to the First World War, Nick Baxter explores the history and past times of Marlborough throughout the ages.
1204 to 1576
Medieval Town to Tudor Corporation
John was not a popular king with the barons, partly because of the excessive tax demands...
1576 to 1690
Prosperity and Crisis: Shakespeare to Civil War and the Great Fire
In 1653 Marlborough experienced its worst disaster, a fire broke out...
1690 to 1843
The Good Old Coaching Days, Trouble with the Locals, and the Great Way Round
The 18th century saw a rapid rise in road traffic as the turn-piking...
1843 to 1914
A Town left “Out in the Cold”; the Railways, Marlborough College, and the Road to War
Swindon was made great by the Great Western Railway, which based...
1914 to 1932
The First World War and Remembrance
The events leading up to the outbreak of war in August 1914 went relatively unnoticed in Marlborough as indeed they did generally in the country...
1933 onwards
The Twentieth Century and the Quest for the Picturesque
Marlborough lies in the valley of the upper Kennet, and at the edge of the great forest of Savernake...
