Lincolnshire History And Background
Lincolnshire, sitting at the bottom of the Midlands was originally the Kingdom of Lindsey, which incorporated Lindsey, Holland and Kesteven, until they became separate councils in 1888. The area's original inhabitants were the Corieltauvi tribe, archeological evidence of their existence having been found near Boston.
Like much of Britain the area was annexed by the Romans despite organised resistance by the local peoples who banded together to fight the harshness of Ostorius Scapula's rule of the indigenous peoples. This rule was later transferred to a seat in York where total UK rule was presided over, and the this included Lincolnshire under the Roman administrated region of Flavia Caesariensis.
There were many Roman forts in the area, and as with much of the rest of Britain, under Roman rule the district was improved through the building of roads and irrigation channels. The roads were however built to serve Roman defensive needs, not for the benefit of the local people.
After the Romans left in the fifth century, the area was subject to Danish invasion and partial rule, but this was wiped out by William the Conqueror who sectioned the area to be administered by comrades, and built a couple of castles as strongholds in the area.
During the middle ages, there were a phenomenally disproportionate number of abbeys built in the area, however castle building practically came to a halt. The area prospered due the wool trade, and was stable until the English civil war, when the area was raided to root out the royalists.
Now an area of agricultural prominence, during the second world war it played a major role in air based defence and attack. This was due to the county's easterly geographical location, and many famous missions flew out of Lincolnshire including the Dambusters.
While retail and public services are strong industry sectors in the area, agriculture is still important to the region, and tourism does have a foothold, particularly along the coast, as it has done since the turn of the 20th century.
