Winchester

Region: Western Europe · Coordinates: 51.065, -1.319 · 8 events

Events

YearSourceAccount
AD 860Anglo-Saxon ChronicleIn the time of Æthelbert a great navy came up and raided Winchester, but Ealdorman Osric and Æthelwulf drove them back.
AD 903Anglo-Saxon ChronicleThe new monastery at Winchester was consecrated.
AD 963Anglo-Saxon ChronicleÆthelwold became bishop of Winchester, drove out the secular clergy, and installed monks in their place.
AD 964Anglo-Saxon ChronicleKing Edgar drove the priests out of the Old and New Minsters at Winchester and of Chertsey and Milton, and replaced them with monks.
AD 1043Anglo-Saxon ChronicleEdward was consecrated king at Winchester at Easter, and then seized the property of Queen Emma.
AD 1076Anglo-Saxon ChronicleEarl Waltheof was beheaded at Winchester.
AD 1100Anglo-Saxon ChronicleKing William was shot by an arrow and died, and was buried in Winchester Cathedral (the accident happened during a hunt; the place of death is not stated in the text).
AD 1125Anglo-Saxon ChronicleBy the king's order, the right hands of all the moneyers at Winchester were cut off.
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