Posts Tagged ‘Monarchs’
William Rufus – His Death
King William Rufus met his untimely end in the New Forest whilst out hunting but at whose hand?
Read MoreKing Alfred’s Navy
King Alfred left many enduring marks on the county of Hampshire and England. One of his legacies is that of a navy. He designed ships to out do the Danish ships that threatened the southern coast of England.
Read MoreKing Sigebert – The Usurper
Sigebert ruled for one year, as King of Wessex, before losing his position on account of ‘wrong doings’. The importance to Hampshire history of this event is that its record in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle is the first time Hampshire is recorded as a separate entity.
Read MoreKing Edward the Confessor grants Hides at Micheldever to New Minster 900
example of the King granting via Royal Charter land to the Church at Micheldever in the 10th Century with link to the original Old English
Read MoreThe ‘Bloody Heath’ and Cerdic
Charford in Hampshire is thought to have been the scene of a bloody battle that resulted in Cerdic and his son Cynric becoming the first kings of the Kingdom of Wessex.
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