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Wolverhampton is a vibrant, multi-cultural city with a documented history that stretches back to 985AD when King Aethelred granted the title of land known as Heantune to Lady Wulfruna.This website draws on archive material available for study at Wolverhampton Archives and on items from the collections of Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service to show how Wolverhampton has developed through the centuries and how its residents lived in the past.The history of Wolverhampton reveals some interesting facts about the area, for example did you know that:The longest standing MP ever in the history of Parliament was Charles Pelham Villierswho represented Wolverhampton from 1835 until 1898.There was a shortage of coffins in Wolverhampton in 1918 due to a serious outbreak of influenza.The Wolverhampton based firm, Guy Motors, produced armour plated cars to protect the Royal family and Winston Churchill during World war II.