Cosa significa Coventry?

Cosa significa Coventry?

Coventry (AFI: /ˈkɒvəntri/) è una città del Regno Unito nelle West Midlands, in Inghilterra. Ha lo status di distretto metropolitano e storicamente era parte della contea del Warwickshire. ... È il centro avente lo status di città del Regno Unito, accordatole nel 1345, più lontano dal mare.

Is Coventry a city or town?

• Coventry (/ ˈ k ɒ v ən t r i / KOV-ən-tree or / ˈ k ʌ v-/ KUV-) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne, which is largely hidden by infrastructure, although it can be seen by the canal. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages.

What is Coventry famous for in literature?

• Literature and drama The poet Philip Larkin was born and brought up in Coventry, where his father was the City Treasurer. During the early 19th century, Coventry was well known due to author George Eliot who was born near Nuneaton. The Coventry Carol is named after the city of Coventry.

What is the Coventry Carol?

• The Coventry Carol is named after the city of Coventry. It was a carol performed in the play The Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors, written in the 15th century as one of the Coventry Cycle Mystery Plays.

What is the city of Coventry twinned with?

• Coventry is now twinned with 26 places across the world: On 7 December 2017 it was announced that the city would be the 2021 UK City of Culture, being the third such place to hold the title after Derry in 2013 and Hull in 2017. The poet Philip Larkin was born and brought up in Coventry, where his father was the City Treasurer.