Shrewsbury is a town in the English county of Shropshire, in the area known as the Welsh Marches. It has also, at times, been part of Wales and may have been the capital of the early-mediaeval kingdom of Pengwern.br br I went there on the Welsh Marches Express operated by Saphos Trainsbr br Historical, current and cultural information on Shrewsbury: br br ADDITIONAL MEDIA USED IN THE VIDEObr br Portrait of Dr Mary Beard, By UC3M (youtube) - Entrevista a Mary Beard, Doctora Honoris Causa UC3M (at 1min 14s), br Licence CC BY 3.0, br Painting of Henrietta Laura, Countess of Bath br By Angelica Kauffmann - Art UK br Public Domain, br Photo of Flaxmill Maltings by John Lordbr Licence CC BY 2.0 DEED br Shrewsbury Station by Gnesener1900 - br Licence CC BY-SA 3.0 br Mount House, Shrewsbury by Kevin Walshbr Licence CC BY 2.