IN terms of respect, Birmingham is the undisputed Rodney Dangerfield of British cities. Ask a Londoner about the city, and you're likely to receive either the blankest of stares or an unkind rendition of Birmingham's memorable accent. American travelers, too, have mostly ignored England's second-largest city, aside from the view from their...
The initial inadequate response by the police to last summer's riots in London, Birmingham, Manchester and other places allowed the vandalism and looting to spread out of control, according to a parliamentary report released Monday. The report, by the home affairs committee in the House of Commons, said that the police in many areas, particularly...
LONDON -- Six men have been charged with planning an act of terrorism in Britain, as part of a plot that included training in Pakistan, preparing for suicide bombings and constructing an explosive device, the police said on Monday. The men, ages 25 to 32, are all from Birmingham, Britain's second-largest city. Four were charged with ''preparing for...
Birmingham fik rettigheder som by i 1166 da man fik tilladelse til at holde marked hver torsdag.
I slutningen af det 17. århundrede var befolkningen oppe på ca. 15.000 mennesker.
I løbet af det 18. og 19. århundrede voksede byen kraftigt og udviklede en stor industri af forskellig slags.
Byen var et vigtigt knudepunkt for kanalerne i England; de kan stadig ses sammen med deres sluser.
Byen fostrede opfindere som James Watt og Matthew Boulton, der opfandt henholdsvis dampmaskinen og gasbelysning.
I 1889 fik Birmingham købstadsrettigheder af dronning Victoria.
Birmingham Universitet grundlagt i 1900 af byens borgere.
Lidt nord for universitetet ligger Birminghams botaniske have der åbnede i 1832.
Det havde flere forskellige drivhuse. I 1895 blev den botaniske have omdannet til golfbane (i dag Edgbaston Golf Club), som fortsat byder på eksotiske planter hist og her, fra tiden som botanisk have.
Chokoladefabrikken Cadbury ligger i forstaden Bournville.
Fabrikken har tilknyttet en forlystelsespark, Cadbury World,Cadbury World: a fun chocolate day trip to one of the UK’s most popular family attractions hvor man kan se produktionen.
I forstaden Aston ligger Aston Universitet og forstaden har givet navn til fodboldklubben Aston Villa. Fold ud