the local wool trade accounting for much of the country's wealth.
Hardly any fighting occurred here during the Civil War, the county being controlled for Parliament by a committee which met in Bury - but Bury was also the site of a riot in 1646, protesting against a Puritan ban on Christmas celebrations. 18 th century Suffolk is notable for the rise of stately homes - like Heveningham Hall - and the renovation of others, such as Euston Hall.
http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/tourism/dayout/section_4_index.html will take you on virtual tours of some of Suffolk's historic houses.
Between 1800 and 1810, eighteen Martello towers were built in Suffolk, as a defence against Napoleon. They extended as far north as Aldeburgh.
Later in the century, Suffolk saw the same rapid rise in population - and the same movement to newly industrialised towns, and mass emigration - as the rest of the country. Rural poverty and discontent were marked when prices fell after the Napoleonic wars, and again towards the end of the century.
In the 20 th Century, Suffolk's easterly position, combined with its low relief, made it an ideal location for air bases in the struggle against Hitler.
Shortly after the race, the airfield was opened as home for the first of the RAF's new bomber bases.
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