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the history of Brighton
BRighton is full of history to explore, and over the past 230 years has become one of the uk's most interesting and dynamic small cities.
Brighton's modern history began in the mid-1700's when it began to change from a simply fishing village into a newly established health resort. It's new status was confirmed when, in 1783, the Prince Regent came to the town to 'take the waters'. The Prince, who was to become King George IV, chose to spend much of his time in the town and built the world famous Royal Pavilion palace over the next 30 years.
This made Brighton very fashionable and the town developed it's distinctive architectural style over the next decades and Brighton became on of England's most popular seaside resorts and remains so until today.
In 1841 the railway arrived in the town bringing tourists from London and Brighton continued to develop as a tourist destination, grand hotels were build and the city's two piers were build in the late 1800's.
You can find out more about Brighton's history on Wikipedia.
