St Albans [St Albans]
a town in ↑Hertfordshire, southern England, built near the old Roman town of Verulamium. Its cathedral (11th–14th centuries) is named in honour of St Alban, a Roman soldier who was the first person in Britain to be killed for his Christian beliefs. Two battles (1455 and 1461) were fought at St Albans during the ↑Wars of the Roses.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.