Why norwich canaries

Cymru Canary 0. In the 16th century, the Mayor of Norwich invited 25 families from the ''Low Countries'', Belguim and Holland - they were being persecuted by the Spanish for being Protestant to resettle in Norwich to revive the city''s weaving industry.

They became known as the ''Strangers''. Within a few years these Strangers accounted for approximately one third of the city''s population. They also loved to breed canaries. These yellow birds became known as Norwich Canaries. This is why we are nicknamed Canaries. I discovered this when researching my family history, when I also found I am descended from the Strangers.

The Fish Seller 0. Posted October 8, Create an account or sign in to comment You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Create an account Sign up for a new account in our community. Referred to as the "John Bull" canary, the Norwich Canary has a rather robust appearance, averaging 6. They are not as agile nor as lively as some of the smaller canary breeds.

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Not only does this inspire the well-known nickname for the club; it also influenced the kits colour, and badge of the team. This happened when the Old City stand was partially burnt down after a fire had been started accidentally by a former employee.

In the last 25 years, Norwich City Football Club have been relatively successful, and had bragging rights over all other English teams until recent times, as they had been the only team to beat Bayern Munich away from home. At the time, this was a huge feat considering Norwich were huge underdogs for the match; 18th October will be forever remembered for an age by Norwich fans. This was until Norwich City legend Geoffrey Watling bought out former chairman Robert Chase, and saved the club for the third time.

After he had bought the shares, he sold them onto Delia Smith, and husband Michael Wynn-Jones, who are still majority shareholders of the club to this day.