Winchester Cathedral

cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK

7 dated entries naming Winchester Cathedral, drawn from 7 separate years between 642 CE and 1660 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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7th century

  • 642A monastic settlement is founded in Hampshire (England) which later becomes Winchester Cathedral.source

11th century

  • 1043April 3 – Edward the Confessor is crowned king of England at Winchester Cathedral. He learns that his mother, Queen Emma of Normandy is plotting with Magnus the Good to take control of the English throne. Edward strips her land and treasure, but she is allowed to stay in England.source
  • 1093April 8 – Monks move into the new Winchester Cathedral in England, constructed by the Norman bishop Walkelin.source

12th century

  • 1108Construction begins on the tower of Winchester Cathedral, building continues until 1120.source

15th century

  • 1403February 7 – King Henry IV of England marries as his second wife Joan of Navarre, the daughter of King Charles II of Navarre and widow of Duke John IV of Brittany, at Winchester Cathedral.source

16th century

  • 1554July 25– Queen Mary I of England marries King Prince Philip of Naples, the only son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and heir to the throne of Spain, at Winchester Cathedral just two days after their first meeting.source

17th century

  • 1660August 19 – Dr Edward Stanley preaches a sermon in the nave of Winchester Cathedral, to commemorate the return of the Chapter, following the English Restoration.source

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