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⚫	~~[Based~~ on material gleaned from the Winchester City Council's website]

	During the Iron Age, prior to the [[Roman]] invasion, the '''Winchester''' area developed as a complex of farmsteads and villages, with a defended trading centre being established in the area about a century before [[Julius Caesar]] first came over from [[Gaul]].		During the Iron Age, prior to the [[Roman]] invasion, the '''Winchester''' area developed as a complex of farmsteads and villages, with a defended trading centre being established in the area about a century before [[Julius Caesar]] first came over from [[Gaul]].

	It was not until after [[Emperor]] Claudius' invasion, in 43CE, that the Romans reached this area. Around 75CE, however, they selected Winchester as the site for the ''civitas'' or enforced capital city for the local tribe, the ~~'''~~''Belgae~~'''~~''. It was walled in stone in the 3rd ~~Century~~, but by around 410CE the Roman army and administration were departing [[Britain]], as they retreated to the Continent.		It was not until after [[Emperor]] [[Claudius]]' invasion, in 43CE, that the Romans reached this area. Around 75CE, however, they selected Winchester as the site for the ''civitas'' or enforced capital [[city]] for the local tribe, the ''Belgae''. It was walled in [[stone]] in the [[3rd century]], but by around 410CE the Roman [[army]] and administration were departing [[Britain]], as they retreated to the Continent.

	During the [[Dark Ages]] little is known -- the city presumably declined and deteriorated, but it is possible that it remained a focal centre for its local community. Certainly it was later to be called in aid as one of the centres for [[King Arthur]] (which may explain why a large [[Round Table]] was created for [[Henry III]]).		During the [[Dark Ages]] little is known -- the city presumably declined and deteriorated, but it is possible that it remained a focal centre for its local community. Certainly it was later to be called in aid as one of the centres for [[King Arthur]] (which may explain why a large [[Round Table]] was created for [[Henry III]]).

	In the 7th century a [[bishop]] of [[Wessex]] was appointed, with his seat at Winchester and this probably marks the time from which a royal [[palace]] was erected and why, in the 9th century, the town's defences were rebuilt, to safeguard it from [[Denmark\|Danish]] raiders. It was sacked in 860CE, but eleven years later [[King]] [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] made it his capital, and the new [[Minster]] was founded, in which, in 1035CE, [[Canute the Great\|Canute]] was buried.		In the [[7th century]] a [[bishop]] of [[Wessex]] was appointed, with his seat at Winchester and this probably marks the time from which a [[royal]] [[palace]] was erected and why, in the [[9th century]], the town's defences were rebuilt, to safeguard it from [[Denmark\|Danish]] raiders. It was sacked in 860CE, but eleven years later [[King]] [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] made it his capital, and the new [[Minster]] was founded, in which, in 1035CE, [[Canute the Great\|Canute]] was buried.

		⚫	The city surrendered to [[King]] [[William the Conqueror\|William]] in 1066, and he began the construction of the [[castle]], and in 1079CE of a [[Norman]] [[cathedral]]. In 1100 [[William Rufus]] was buried in the [[cathedral]], under the tower. 7 years later, it collapsed.

		⚫	''The original information on this page was based on material gleaned from the Winchester City Council's website''
⚫	The city surrendered to [[~~king~~]] [[William the Conqueror\|William]] in 1066, and he began the construction of the [[castle]], and in 1079CE of a [[Norman]] [[cathedral]]. In 1100 [[William Rufus]] was buried in the cathedral, under the tower. 7 years later, it collapsed.

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	During the Iron Age, prior to the [[Roman]] invasion, the '''Winchester''' area developed as a complex of farmsteads and villages, with a defended trading centre being established in the area about a century before [[Julius Caesar]] first came over from [[Gaul]].		During the Iron Age, prior to the [[Roman]] invasion, the '''Winchester''' area developed as a complex of farmsteads and villages, with a defended trading centre being established in the area about a century before [[Julius Caesar]] first came over from [[Gaul]].

	It was not until after [[Emperor]] Claudius' invasion, in 43CE, that the Romans reached this area. Around 75CE, ~~hwoever~~, they selected Winchester as the site for the ''civitas'' or enforced capital city for the local tribe, the '''''Belgae'''''. It was walled in stone in the 3rd Century, but by around 410CE the Roman army and administration were departing [[Britain]], as they retreated to the Continent.		It was not until after [[Emperor]] Claudius' invasion, in 43CE, that the Romans reached this area. Around 75CE, however, they selected Winchester as the site for the ''civitas'' or enforced capital city for the local tribe, the '''''Belgae'''''. It was walled in stone in the 3rd Century, but by around 410CE the Roman army and administration were departing [[Britain]], as they retreated to the Continent.

	During the [[Dark Ages]] little is known -- the city presumably declined and deteriorated, but it is possible that it remained a focal centre for its local community. Certainly it was later to be called in aid as one of the centres for [[King Arthur]] (which may explain why a large [[Round Table]] was created for [[Henry III]]).		During the [[Dark Ages]] little is known -- the city presumably declined and deteriorated, but it is possible that it remained a focal centre for its local community. Certainly it was later to be called in aid as one of the centres for [[King Arthur]] (which may explain why a large [[Round Table]] was created for [[Henry III]]).

Simoncursitor at 11:21, 26 May 2005

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[Based on material gleaned from the Winchester City Council's website]

During the Iron Age, prior to the [[Roman]] invasion, the '''Winchester''' area developed as a complex of farmsteads and villages, with a defended trading centre being established in the area about a century before [[Julius Caesar]] first came over from [[Gaul]].

It was not until after [[Emperor]] Claudius' invasion, in 43CE, that the Romans reached this area. Around 75CE, hwoever, they selected Winchester as the site for the ''civitas'' or enforced capital city for the local tribe, the '''''Belgae'''''. It was walled in stone in the 3rd Century, but by around 410CE the Roman army and administration were departing [[Britain]], as they retreated to the Continent.

During the [[Dark Ages]] little is known -- the city presumably declined and deteriorated, but it is possible that it remained a focal centre for its local community. Certainly it was later to be called in aid as one of the centres for [[King Arthur]] (which may explain why a large [[Round Table]] was created for [[Henry III]]).

In the 7th century a [[bishop]] of [[Wessex]] was appointed, with his seat at Winchester and this probably marks the time from which a royal [[palace]] was erected and why, in the 9th century, the town's defences were rebuilt, to safeguard it from [[Denmark|Danish]] raiders. It was sacked in 860CE, but eleven years later [[King]] [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] made it his capital, and the new [[Minster]] was founded, in which, in 1035CE, [[Canute the Great|Canute]] was buried.

The city surrendered to [[king]] [[William the Conqueror|William]] in 1066, and he began the construction of the [[castle]], and in 1079CE of a [[Norman]] [[cathedral]]. In 1100 [[William Rufus]] was buried in the cathedral, under the tower. 7 years later, it collapsed.