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The cathedrals of Europe are some of the oldest buildings still in use today. Many are well over 1,000 years old and have collected important historical

As a Valentine’s gift it is impossible to beat one given by Queen Emma, the widow of King Canute. In 1042 she gave the head of St Valentine to the New Minster in Winchester.

WORK will start soon on long-awaited work on two of Winchester finest monuments.

A HERITAGE campaigner hopes he is getting close to success in his quest to get a historical banner installed in a medieval monument in Winchester.…

A HERITAGE campaigner hopes he is getting close to success in his quest to get a historical banner installed in a medieval monument in Winchester.…

Why do the bones of luminaries such as King Cnut, Emma of Normandy and William II lie mixed up in six chests in Winchester Cathedral? And what do these remains tell us about the evolution of early England? Cat Jarman investigates

 

Where’s Alfred? For centuries, the final resting place of England’s first “great” king, who ruled from 871 to 899, has stymied historians. He was buried in Winc

When Alfred ‘The Great was crowned King of Wessex, he established Winchester as his capital. Today it still thrives as a historic and significantly cultural cathedral city.

Dr Louisa McKenzie on the artisans behind the extraordinary world of bespoke books