Editing Cirencester (section)

===Post-Roman and Saxon===
Linguist [[Andrew Breeze]] claims that [[Gildas]] received his later education in Cirencester in the early 6th century, showing that it was still able to provide an education in Latin rhetoric and law at that time.<ref>[[Andrew Breeze]], 'Gildas and the Schools of Cirencester', ''The Antiquaries Journal'', 90 (2010), p. 135</ref> Possibly this was the palace of one of the British kings defeated by [[Ceawlin of Wessex|Ceawlin]] in 577.{{cn|date=March 2025}} 

In the 7th century, Cirencester was the site of the [[Battle of Cirencester]], this time between the [[Mercia]]n king [[Penda of Mercia|Penda]] and the [[Wessex|West Saxon]] kings [[Cynegils of Wessex|Cynegils]] and [[Cwichelm of Wessex|Cwichelm]] in 628.<ref>''[[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]'', ''sub anno'' 628.</ref>

The [[minster (cathedral)|minster church]] of Cirencester, founded in the 9th or 10th century, was probably a royal foundation.{{cn|date=March 2025}} It was made over to Augustinian canons in the 12th century and replaced by the great [[Cirencester Abbey|abbey church]].