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Aelfgifu of England d. 970
English Royalty, queen consort of King Eadwig the Fair. Also known as Aelfgiva or Elgiva. Very little of Aelfgifu's life is known for certain, although there are a few clues from which historians have drawn presumable conclusions. She was the daughter of Aethelgifu, a prominant noblewoman of very high standing. Her father is unknown, but she is presumed to be a descendant of King Aethelred I and King Aethelwulf of Wessex. Early writings allege that during the banquet following King Eadwig'...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Aelfweard of Wessex b. 904 d. August 2, 924
English Royalty. Born the seventh child of Eadward I "the Elder", King of Wessex and his second wife, Aelflaed. His position in the succession has long been debated due to the brevity of his reign. A 12th-century list of West-Saxon kings, a document called Tectus Roffensis, mentions him as his father's successor, with a reign of four weeks, however, some modern historians suggest he and his elder half-brother, [Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Alfred the Great [original burial site] b. 849 d. October 26, 899
Anglo-Saxon monarch. The son of King Aethelwulf and his queen, Osburga. He married Ealswitha of Mercia in 868, and succeeded his brother Aethelred in 871. Known as one of the greatest kings ever to rule mankind, his reign began amidst devasting viking raids. He defended his kingdom effectively, formulated a code of laws, and instituted a dramatic rebirth of scholastic and religious activity, as well as the arts. Alfred was not only a successful military leader, but a scholar as well, who...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Austen, Jane b. December 16, 1775 d. July 18, 1817
Novelist. She was the seventh child and second daughter of the Rev. George Austen. Jane was very close to her older sister, Cassandra-Elizabeth. When she was sent to school, she begged to be sent along with her even though she was too young. Mr. Austen, couldn't really afford their schooling and they were back home after less than three years. Jane was very well educated for a female of that time. She have good knowledge of history as well as a little Latin, Italian and musical training. In...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
Cause of death: Addison's disease
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Beaufort, Henry b. 1347 d. April 11, 1447
Cardinal Bishop of Winchester completed the building of the cathedral itself after being largely rebuilt from Norman times by William of Wykeham. Beaufort was the illegitimate son of John of Gaunt and Catherine Swyneford. He crowned Kenry VI King of France in 1431 in Paris. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Plot: Chantry in the south retro-choir
Buller, Redvers Henry [memorial] b. December 7, 1839 d. June 2, 1908
Zulu War Victoria Cross Recipient.
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
de Lucy, Godfrey d. September 12, 1204
Bishop of Winchester 1189-1204, de Lucy planned & began the building of the retro-choir & chapels of the east end of Winchester Cathedral. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Eadred b. 923 d. November 23, 955
English Monarch. Born the second son of Eadward I by his third wife, Algifa. He succeeded to the throne in May 946 upon the murder of his brother. He was crowned king on August 16, 946 at Kingston-upon-Thames, London. In 947, Eric Bloodaxe led the Norsemen residing in Northumbria against Eadred. In 954 the Northumbrians expelled Eric, and Eadred regained control of the region after the battle of Stainemore. He provided...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Eadwig b. 941 d. October 1, 959
English Royalty. Born the eldest son of Eadmund, King of England and Alfgiva. He came to be known by the nickname of Edwy 'the Fair.' His mother died within his first three years and his father was stabbed to death three years after that. His uncle, Edred took the throne, but on the his death of Edred, Eadwig was chosen to be king as the oldest of the children in the natural line of the royal house. Within a year of his coronation, however, the country was divided peacefully, with Mercia and...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Plot: Old Minster
Egbert b. 755 d. 839
King of Wessex. Born the son of Ealhmund, Sub-king of Kent. He was expelled from England in 789 by Offa, King of Mercia, and Beohtric, King of Wessex who dominated Kent. He fled to Charlemagne's court, where he married Redburh with whom he had at least three children. He returned to England in 802 upon the death of Beohtric, taking the throne of Wessex. In 825 he ended Mercia's supremecy with the defeat of King Beornwulf at the Battle of Ellandun. Later he defeated King Wiglaf of Mercia driving...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Emma of Normandy b. 988 d. March 6, 1052
English Monarch. Queen consort of King Ethelred the Unready and King Canute. The daughter of Richard, Duke of Normandy and his wife Gunnora. Emma married Ethelred in 1002, and gave birth to two sons, Albert and Edward (the future King Edward the Confessor). When the Danish invaded England in 1013, Emma escaped to Normandy with her sons. Her sons remained there, but Emma returned in 1016 to marry the new king, Canute. She had one son, Hardicanute. When Canute died in 1035, her sons Edward and...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Ethelwulf b. 806 d. January 28, 858
Wessex Monarch. Born the son of Egberht, King of Wessex and Rudberga. He served as Sub-king of Kent, Essex, Sussex and Surrey between 825 and 828. About 830 he married Osburga of Hampshire with whom he had at least seven children. He succeeded to the title of King of Wessex in February 839 upon the death of his father. He continued wars against invading Danes until 851 when an alliance with Mercia secured a victory over the Danish at Aclea. He betrothed his daughter to King Burgred of Mercia in...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Foxe, Richard b. 1448 d. October 5, 1528
Bishop of Winchester 1501-1528; Secretary of the Seal to Kings Henry VII & Henry VIII; founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Gardiner, Stephen b. 1497 d. November 12, 1555
Gardiner was Bishop of Winchester from 1531-1551 & from 1553-1555. He was the King's principal secretary from 1529-1534 & Chancellor of England from 1533-1555. He married Prince Philip of Spain & Queen Mary Tudor in Winchester Cathedral in July 1554. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
George VI, King [memorial] b. December 14, 1895 d. February 6, 1952
British Monarch.
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Hardicanute b. 1019 d. 1042
Legitimate son of King Canute & his second wife, Emma, Hardicanute became King of Denmark on his father's death in 1035 & was in Denmark when his half-brother, Harold Harefoot, claimed the throne. He was in the process of invading England when news of Harefoot's death reached him. After a brief reign, his step-mother's son Edward was named his successor. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Cause of death: Convulsions at a marriage feast for Tostig the Proud
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Joan of Arc [cenotaph] b. January 6, 1412 d. May 30, 1431
Roman Catholic Saint, French Military hero. Born Jehanne d'Arc in the small French village of Domr�my-la-Pucelle in the present day department of the Vosges, she was the 4th of five children born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Rom�e. Jeanne was devoutly religious as a child, and in early adolescence began having visitations from St. Michael, St. Margaret and St. Catherine. Around age 15 her visions prompted her to seek out Charles, the dauphin of France, and assist him in ascending to the throne...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul A. Laguerre)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
King Canute b. 944 d. 1035
English Monarch. Reigned from 1016 to 1035 Anno Domini. Remains of his bones are mixed in the chests above the choir of the Cathedral. Identification of the contents of these chests is impossible, however, because during the English civil war in the 17th century, Parliamentarian soldiers threw the original chests down to the ground and smashed them open. The bones were then used to smash the windows of the cathedral. At the restoration of the monarchy, the bones were gathered up and put, mixed...[Read More]
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
King Cenwalh of Wessex
King of Wessex. Born the son of King Cynegils, one of the early converts to Christianity in the kingdom. He married either a daughter or sister of the Mercian king, Penda. After his accession, he repudiated his wife who retaliated by instigating a war between Mercia and Wessex. Cenwalh was driven into exile in East Anglia where he eventually converted to his host's faith and accepted baptism in the Christian church. After an exile of about three years in East Anglia, he regained his throne. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
King Cynegils of Wessex
King of Wessex. Generally accepted to have been the son of Ceol of Wessex. He inherited the throne from his uncle, Ceolwulf, in about 611. Early in his reign he defeated the Dumnonian armies of the West at the Battle of Bindon in 614. Under threat from the rise of Northumbrian power he apparently formed a mutual defense pact with King Penda of Mercia which was finalized by the marriage of Cynegils' son to either Penda's sister or daughter. AD 626, however, the armies of Wessex and Northumbria...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England

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