▁battle ▁was ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁Med way ▁somewhere ▁near ▁Ro chester . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁bridge ▁was ▁subsequently ▁constructed ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁period . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁later ▁Roman ▁period ▁the ▁settlement ▁was ▁w alled ▁in ▁stone . ▁King ▁Eth el bert ▁of ▁Kent ▁( 5 6 0 – 6 1 6 ) ▁established ▁a ▁legal ▁system ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁preserved ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁Text us ▁Ro ff ensis . ▁ ▁In ▁AD ▁ 6 0 4 ▁the ▁bishop ric ▁and ▁c athedral ▁were ▁founded . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁from ▁the ▁recall ▁of ▁the ▁leg ions ▁until ▁the ▁Norman ▁con quest , ▁Ro chester ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁at ▁least ▁twice ▁and ▁bes ie ged ▁on ▁another ▁occasion . ▁ ▁The ▁medieval ▁period ▁saw ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁c athedral ▁( 1 0 8 0 – 1 1 3 0 , ▁ 1 2 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 3 4 3 ), ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁two ▁cast les ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁significant ▁town . ▁ ▁Ro chester ▁Castle ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁sie ges ▁of ▁ 1 2 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 2 6 4 . ▁Its ▁basic ▁street ▁plan ▁was ▁set ▁out , ▁const rained ▁by ▁the ▁river , ▁Wat ling ▁Street , ▁Ro chester ▁Pri ory ▁and ▁the ▁castle . ▁ ▁Ro chester ▁has ▁produced ▁two ▁mart y rs : ▁St ▁John ▁Fish er , ▁executed ▁by ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁for ▁ref using ▁to ▁san ction ▁the ▁divor ce ▁of