Assertion: town | /r/CapableOf | rise to national significance
Facets:
value: with the norman conquest of england
type: TEMPORAL
value: with the establishment of northampton castle
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the middle ages
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the Middle Ages, the town rose to national significance with the establishment of Northampton Castle, an occasional royal residence which regularly hosted the Parliament of England.
text: With the Norman conquest of England, the town rose to national significance: its geographical location in the centre of England made Northampton a valuable strategical point for government and as a convenient meeting place for political, social, ecclesiastical and military events.