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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Winchester
		Winchester was formerly the capital of England, during the 10th and early 11th centuries, and the capital of Wessex before that.
		Winchester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		The city of Winchester is twinned with Laon in France and the Winchester district is twinned with Gießen in Germany.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Winchester (2945 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Winchester Palace
		Winchester Cathedral as seen from the Cathedral Close Arms of Winchester City Council Winchester is a city in southern England, and the administrative capital of the county of Hampshire, with a population of around 35,000.
		A great hall was the main room of a royal palace, a noblemans castle or a large manor house in the Middle Ages, and in the country houses of the 16th and early 17th centuries.
		Associated with the palace were the Clink prison (whence our phrase "in the clink"); and the "Winchester geese" — London's prostitutes who, banned in the City itself (north of the river), lived in Southwark under the bishop's regulation.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Winchester-Palace (932 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Palace of Versailles
		Blenheim Palace, The Cour dHonneur is the large central court formed by the secondary wings containing kitchens and domestic offices flanking the Corps de logis Versailles: Louis Le Vau opened up the interior court to create the expansive entrance cour dhonneur, later copied all over Europe Cour d...
		Versaille's chapel is one of the palace's grandest interiors
		The most direct homage to Versailles was at the request of Ludwig II of Bavaria when he asked for a nearly identical copy of Versailles, Herrenchiemsee, to be built on an island on the bucolic Chiemsee lake in the countryside of Bavaria.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Palace-of-Versailles (1028 words)

	Palace of Versailles - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		After the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, the palace was the main headquarters of the German army from October 5, 1870 until March 13, 1871, and the German Empire was proclaimed here on January 18.
		Royal palace projects of Late Stuart kings came to naught: Charles II envisaged a palace at Winchester that never left paper.
		The direct British answer to Versailles is Blenheim Palace, built as a national monument for Louis' nemesis, the Duke of Marlborough.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Palace_of_Versailles (2416 words)

	Winchester Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It is located south of the Thames in Southwark, near the medieval priory whichtoday has become Southwark Cathedral.
		Southwark was thelargest town in the old diocese of Winchester and the bishop was a major landowner in the area.
		Associated with the palace were the Clink prison (whence our phrase "in the clink");and the "Winchester geese" — London's prostitutes who, banned in the City itself (north of the river), lived in Southwark under the bishop'sregulation.
	www.therfcc.org /winchester-palace-48832.html (159 words)

	Welcome to Winchester - Visit Winchester
		An unspoilt cathedral city on the edge of the South Downs, Winchester is England's ancient capital and former seat of King Alfred the Great.
		Popular for its shopping streets and architecture, its floral summer season and quirky open air events, Winchester is most well known for its eleventh century cathedral and for the Great Hall which for over 600 years has housed the mysterious Round Table.
		Winchester College is the oldest continuously running school in the country, whilst the Hospital of St Cross - a medieval almshouse - still offers the Wayfarer's Dole to travellers as it has done for more than eight centuries.
	www.visitwinchester.co.uk /VWheelchairLink.shtml (234 words)

	Winchester House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		he last remaining wall of this once fabulous palace with its magnificent rose window measuring thirteen feet across is enough to give a taste of the wealth and power that was enjoyed by the Bishops of Winchester.
		The estate, known as the Liberty of the Clink, is now commemorated in the name of Clink Street and in the abiding memory of the infamous Clink prison which stood in the shadow of the palace.
		All trace of the palace was lost after the site and the grounds of the old estate were built on in the 17th century.
	www.hiddenlondon.com /winchester_house.htm (416 words)

	Winchester Castle, Hampshire
		The castle, originally constructed in 1067, was one of the greatest strongholds of Medieval England and, for a century after the conquest, served as the seat of Anglo-Norman government.
		The King's House, abandoned by James II, was never used as a palace and from 1796 to 1894 it found alternative use as a barracks.
		The evaluation (validated by subsequent archaeological observation during construction) has demonstrated that in areas of the Lower Barracks, outside the castle, preservation of archaeological remains is poor, permitting reuse of the area for housing.
	www.eng-h.gov.uk /ArchRev/rev95_6/winchest.htm (667 words)

	Bishop of Winchester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.
		The official residence of the Bishop of Winchester is Wolvesey Palace in Winchester.
		Other traditional homes included Farnham Castle and their London residence at Winchester Palace in Southwark, Surrey (now London).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bishop_of_Winchester (289 words)

	bishopswalthampalace
		The palace was still occupied by bishops in the early 17th century, but it was damaged in the Civil War and subsequently allowed to fall into complete ruin.
		The principal palace buildings were along the west and south sides of the rectangle, and much remains of the west range, facing, over the moat, the present main road to Winchester.
		The curtilage of the palace, including ground to the south and east, was enclosed with a red-brick wall by Bishop Langton.
	www.townsinbritain.co.uk /hampshireattractions/bishopswalthampalace.html (687 words)

	GENUKI: The National Gazetteer (1868) - Hampshire
		The land beyond Winchester towards the N. is rich and fruitful, being mainly white or plastic clay, and in some places London clay; while the land to the S. and S.W. of Romsey, being mainly sand and gravel, is still covered with wood or waste.
		Cowes is celebrated for its ship-building yards, and for being the station of the Royal Yacht squadron; whilst the Isle of Wight and several of the towns along the coast, as Anglesea, Bournemouth, Fareham, Hayling, Lymington, and Southampton, are frequented during the season by visitors for sea-bathing.
		By ancient prescription, Winchester, though now the third town in population, is considered the capital of the county, having been made a city on the first conversion of the West Saxon kings to Christianity, who richly endowed the see, and fixed here the seat of the cathedral and the bishop's palace.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/HAM/Gaz1868.html (1789 words)

	Wolvesey Castle, Winchester
		Formerly the principle residence of the Bishops of Winchester, Wolvesey Castle was an extensive keep and bailey castle built about 1100 on a site in use during the Anglo-Saxon period.
		That early Norman building was extended and "modernised" by the powerful Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester during the Civil War between Queen Matilda and King Stephen (1135-48).
		The castle saw many an important visitor over the years, but the last great moment of its history came on 25 July, 1554, when Philip II of Spain and Queen Mary of England had their wedding breakfast here before proceeding to the Cathedral for the wedding ceremony.
	www.britainexpress.com /counties/hampshire/winchester/wolvesey-castle.htm (242 words)

	Winchester Cathedral - Environs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The bishops of Winchester were powerful men, engaged in national politics, and needed large and fortified palaces for their own protection.
		The palace was destroyed after the civil war, before which it had been often used to entertain royalty.
		The remaining palace, which is still where the bishop lives, is the west wing of a larger palace built by bishop Morley.
	home.clara.net /reedhome/winchester/environs.htm (2194 words)

	Bishop of Winchester
		Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626), Bishop of Winchester, was on the committee of scholars that produced the King James Translation of the Bible, and probably contributed more...
		This Cathedral Church, so named because it houses the throne (or ‘cathedra’) of the Bishop of Winchester, has its origins in the seventh century, when a Christian Church was...
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	www.logicjungle.com /wiki/Bishop_of_Winchester (306 words)

	Winchester
		The City of Winchester in Hampshire is closely connected with the history of the monarchy.
		Swithun subsequently became the Patron Saint of Winchester, and his tomb is located in the presbytery.
		A haven for royalists during the Civil War, the castle was dismantled by parliamentary forces in 1649, and its ruins sold to the city in 1656.
	www.cofc.edu /%7Emccandla/Winchester.htm (582 words)

	Winchester hotels, for discount hotels in Winchester
		All lodgings, bed and breakfast or guest house accommodation near Winchester and the surrounding area can be viewed without obligation.
		Hotels in Winchester can be booked online, and you can be confident we've got the best hotels with over 60,000 hotels worldwide.
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	www.travel-hotels-usa.com /nevada-hotels/winchester-hotels-2.htm (1779 words)

	clarendonway
		At Winchester one sees smaller remains which are even older, a few stones beside the River Itchen which are all that survive from the Roman wall built around the City in the 3rd Century.
		A mile down the valley lies the hospice of St Cross where even 400 years ago the choir boys carved their names on the stalls in the chapel.
		From the Itchen Valley the route climbs to Oliver’s Battery, a hill from which the Roundheads bombarded Winchester in the Civil War, then on to Farley Mount, an extensive informal Country Park managed by Hampshire County Council.
	www.townsinbritain.co.uk /hampshireattractions/clarendonway.html (593 words)

	Bishop of Winchester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The diocese of Winchester is one of the oldest and important in England.
		The Bishops of Winchester had their London at Winchester Palace in Southwark London.
		The Excavation of a Medieval Manor House of the Bishops of Winchester at Mount House, Witney, Oxfordshire, 1984-1992 (Thames Valley Landscapes Monographs, 13)
	www.freeglossary.com /Bishop_of_Winchester (184 words)

	University of Winchester Clarendon Palace
		Thereafter, although in decline, it was sustained and occasionally visited by Yorkist, Tudor and Stuart monarchs until it was confiscated by parliament in the wake of the execution of Charles I in 1649.
		The major property on the estate during these centuries was the palace of King Manor, which lay then as now at the centre of the estate.
		Antiquarians and archaeologists have investigated the site of the palace since the seventeenth century; the greatest efort in recent years was the excavation campaign of which began in 1933 and was only ended by the outbreak of war in September 1939.
	www.wkac.ac.uk /archaeology/current%20research/Clarendon/Clarendon%20background.htm (312 words)

	Bishop's Waltham Palace : Properties : Days Out & Events : English Heritage
		The ruins of a medieval palace (together with later additions) used by the bishops and senior clergy of Winchester as they travelled through their diocese.
		Winchester was the richest diocese in England, and its properties were grandiose and extravagantly appointed.
		There is an exhibition on the Winchester bishops on the first floor of the farmhouse.
	www.english-heritage.org.uk /server.php?show=ConProperty.172 (275 words)

	Winchester - tourist information guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Winchester, one of England's most historic cathedral towns, was the capital of England in 9th century Saxon times, Venta Belgarum to the Romans,two city gates and parts of the wall are still intact.
		Winchester is now a thriving country town which makes parking difficult, so use the carparks or the Park and Ride scheme.
		The Wessex overlooks Winchester's magnificent 900 year old Cathedral, where the famous remains laid to rest include St. Swithin, Jane Austen and many of the ancient Kings of England.
	www.touruk.co.uk /hamp/ham_winc.htm (678 words)

	Historic London: Greenwich Palace Part 1
		Though by whom the Palace was erected is not known.
		Henry VI and, for his many virtues, was styled the "Father of his Country." He lent Greenwich to the King for his honeymoon, despite his strong opposition to the marriage.
		This excited the envy of Queen Margaret and induced her to enter into a confederacy with the Cardinal of Winchester and the Earl of Suffolk.
	www.britannia.com /history/londonhistory/grw-pal1.html (832 words)

	Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London SE1 : tourist information from TourUK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Until the 19th century Southwark came under the diocese of Winchester, and from the 12th century the Bishops of Winchester had their London palace close by.
		However, Southwark's association with Winchester goes back to St Swithin himself, who set up a college of priests along this stretch of the Thames in the 9th century, and there was a monastery here at the time of Edward the Confessor.
		During the Civil War the neighbouring Winchester Palace was converted into a prison and left to decay.
	www.touruk.co.uk /london_churches/southwark_church1.htm (680 words)

	Southwark Cathedral - History - 852AD to 1212AD
		In 1977 a well was discovered beneath the choir, it contained a pagan statue believed to have been put there in the fourth century.
		His successor, Henry of Blois, left his mark by building his espiscopal palace, Winchester Palace, two minutes walk from the Cathedral.
		This building was occupied until 1626, meaning that St Mary Overie could rely on the patronage of the Bishop of Winchester for all that time.
	www.dswark.org /cathedral/tour/history1.htm (319 words)

	A Walking Tour of Elizabethan and Jacobean Southwark
		Henry VIII had a palace (Bridewell Place) nearby (where the Unilever House is now), and received Charles V there in 1522.
		All that remains of the palace is the 14th century Rose Window which was part of the Great Hall.
		Because the Bankside area was under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Winchester, he was responsible for maintaining law and order in the area.
	www.cofc.edu /%7Emccandla/walk-Southwark.htm (1273 words)

	Winchester Palace, Borough, 1660
		The Bishop was responsible for law and order in the area, administrating and maintaining his own prison which was originally in the palace but later occupied various premises in the area.
		This Thamesside location was an appropriate place for his second home as Southwark was the largest town in his diocese, and because he was a major land owner in the area.
		The Bishop of Rochester and the Prior of Lewes also lived nearby.
	www.ideal-homes.org.uk /southwark/borough/winchester-palace.htm (170 words)

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