The Form and Growth of the City Medieval City
After tremendous growth between 1000 and 1200, Exeter experienced a long period of more modest success in the later middle ages. It remained a regional centre for much of Devon and Somerset, with its markets and fairs, town crafts and foreign trade. It was also an important centre of the church, with its cathedral, monasteries, friaries, and hospitals, in addition to its thirty parish churches. By the late 14th century as much as a third of the city's population lived outside the walls - especially the poor.
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?
