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Historical interest: Glasgow
    
Glasgow is part of Strathclyde, a powerful and populous district whose origins
go back to the Middle Ages. Irish chroniclers wrote of the kingdom of Stratha
Cluatha some 1,500 years ago, and Strathclyde was known to the Romans, who called
its people Damnonii. The old capital, Dumbarton, on its high rock, provided
a natural fortress in the days when locals had to defend themselves against
enemy tribes.
The original village grew up beside a fjord 20 miles from the mouth of the
River Clyde as a medieval ecclesiastical center, and began its commercial prosperity
in the 17th century. As it grew, Glasgow engulfed the smaller medieval towns
of Ardrie, Renfrew, Rutherglen, and Paisley.
The fortunes of Strathclyde changed dramatically in the 18th century, when
the Clyde estuary became the gateway to the New World. Glasgow merchants grew
rich on tobacco and then on cotton. It was Britain's fastest-growing region
during the Industrial Revolution, and Glasgow was known as the Second City of
the Empire.
Until 1996, Strathclyde functioned as a government entity that included Glasgow,
but it's now broken down into several new divisions: the City of Glasgow; Inverclyde,
which includes the important industrial center of Greenock; and several others.
Selection of hotels in this region:
Jurys Inn Glasgow | | Art House Hotel | | Artto Hotel | | City Inn Glasgow (Room Only) | | Novotel Glasgow Centre | | Theatre Hotel | | Crutherland House Hotel | | Glasgow Moat House | | Carlton George Hotel | | Corus Hotel, Glasgow | | Ramada Jarvis Glasgow | | Milton Classic Hotel and Leisure Club | | Somerset Merchant City | | Glasgow Marriott Hotel | | Holiday Inn Glasgow City - West | | Jurys Glasgow Hotel | | Kelvin Park Lorne Hotel | | Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor | | Hilton Glasgow | | Radisson SAS Hotel Glasgow | | Swallow Hotel | | Hilton Strathclyde | | Buchanan Hotel | | Millennium Hotel Glasgow | | Quality Hotel Glasgow | | Malmaison Glasgow | | Travelodge Glasgow Central | | Travelodge Glasgow Paisley Road | | Express by Holiday Inn Glasgow City Riverside | | Tulip Inn Glasgow | | Langs Hotel | | Express by Holiday Inn Theatreland | | Holiday Inn Glasgow City Centre Theatreland | | Erskine Bridge Hotel | | Euro Hostel Glasgow | | City Inn Glasgow | |
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