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A new hanging bridge was built and the city began to expand. The foundation of the city takes place as the "City of the bridge".
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Its population was greatly reduced by the Black Death. The plague meant a setback in the demography of the city.
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Bristol reached the rank of city in 1542, with the old Abbey of St. Augustine converted into the cathedral of Bristol.
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The civil war begins in Britain and Bristol is involved.
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There is a siege because of the civil war. Bristol was taken by the royalists because the city was in favor of parliament.
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The bridge of Bristol is rebuilt.
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Abolition of taking africans slaves for slavery in the Americas.
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The first steam transatlantic set off Bristol. It made the regular route in America.
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Foundation of Bristol Aeroplane Company. It was very important during the World War I and it is still working.
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Destruction of the city due to the bombing of the Second World War.
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Beginning of the regeneration of the city after the wars.
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A new bridge is built, called Pero's bridge.
