The Form and Growth of the City Golden Age
The years following the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 saw a spectacular rise in the Exeter's fortunes - it peaked between about 1680 and 1730. There was rapid population growth from around about 9,000 in 1640 to around 13,000 by the 1680s. New houses were built, especially in the suburbs. In 1700 the city was the fourth or fifth largest in Britain. This expansion was the result of a flourishing Devon cloth industry, and the development of a major new market for it in the Netherlands, especially at Rotterdam.
Exeter has one of the longest and most distinguished histories of any British city and you can explore over 250,000 years of it through Time Trail.
The story is told through hundreds of objects from RAMM's collections and with images of historic buildings and archaeological sites.
Try our games and puzzles section to have a go at building a Roman mosaic or explore historic Exeter in Minecraft. Have you tried our new trails for mobiles?
