English capitals

London was not always the capital city of England and Great Britain. Here are some other towns or cities:

• Colchester (named Camulodunum in Roman times)
• Tamworth (in the 8^th century under the reign of King Offa of Mercia)
• Winchester (in the late 9^th century under the eign of Alfred the Great)
• Gainsborough (in 1013 for 5 weeks, under King Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark)
• Oxford (during the Civil War, under Charles I in 1642)

Capital cities of England (Scotland and Wales) in the past

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