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The Great Hall Winchester
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Visit the iconic Round Table of Arthurian legend taking pride of place in Winchester's ancient Great Hall.
Dec 1, 2020 • 62 tweets • 18 min read
This year we have prepared a special #adventcalendar to share with you in the lead up to Christmas - 24 days to explore the 24 knights that feature on the Round Table that hangs in the Great Hall.

Behind door number 1 is Sir Galahallt (Sir Galahad) positioned next to King Arthur Image Galahad is the son of Sir Lancelot & best known for his involvement in the Quest for the Holy Grail. The most worthy of the Knights of the Round Table, Galahad also succeeds in drawing a magic sword stuck in stone (much like Arthur)

Image: British Library Royal MS 14 E III f.91r Image
May 31, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
A view from St Giles Hill for this #onthisday thread 👇 [1/5] Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, was executed #otd in 1076 after a year-long imprisonment, likely at Winchester Castle.

Fearing civil unrest, Waltheof was secretly transported to the site of his execution, St Giles Hill, at dawn while the city slept.

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Apr 28, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Week 4 English Civil War 1645

THREAD 👇 Winchester Castle was besieged one final time during the English Civil War. Although the castle was in the custody of Parliamentarian Sir William Waller at the outbreak of war in 1642, it was seized by royalists under Sir William Ogle in the following year.
Apr 21, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Week 3 The Siege of Winchester 1265

THREAD 👇 Upon the death of King John in 1216, his son succeeded to the throne as Henry III. The boy of only 9 years inherited a crown fraught with civil war.
Apr 15, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Week 2 French Occupation in 1216

THREAD 👇 King John’s tumultuous reign had a destructive impact not only on Winchester Castle but the city beyond.

During the First Barons' War, rebellious magnates invited, Louis, son of Philip II of France, to take the English throne.
Apr 7, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Week 1 The Rout of Winchester in 1141

THREAD👇 When Henry I died without an heir in 1135 so began a struggle for the English throne between his only surviving legitimate child, Matilda, and Stephen, a grandson of William I. Lasting nearly two decades, the conflict later became known as The Anarchy.