News

Winchester's pubs have been ranked as the best you can find in the UK's most well-preserved medieval destinations. This is ...
Asser was Licoricia’s son from her second marriage to a wealthy Jewish divorcee called David of Oxford; at one point, a decade after her death, he was imprisoned in Winchester Castle while the ...
UK to honor Licoricia of Winchester, slain 13th-century Jewish moneylender to royals ... he was imprisoned in Winchester Castle while the king of England again sought to tax the Jews.
Merdon Castle near Winchester, Hampshire, had become overgrown Credit: Historic England/PA. Elspeth Faulkner, Historic England architect, said: “Merdon Castle has spent many years on the ...
William the Conqueror was a busy guy in 1066 after successfully invading and taking control of England. After being crowned king in London at Westminster Abbey, William immediately took control of ...
The Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom. (photo credit: Rian Ree Saunders/Wikimedia Commons/JTA) ... he was imprisoned in Winchester Castle while the king of England again sought to tax Jew.
A UK break in Winchester: ... 10 of the best hotels in Prague, from neighbourhood boltholes to castle-view rooms. TRAVEL. How this German city is capitalizing on its spirit of renewal.
The remains of a Norman castle, a Georgian country house and a Grade I listed Anglican church have been saved from ruin, Historic England has said. Merdon Castle, near Winchester, is now complete ...
The Historic England spokeswoman said that it was believed that Merdon Castle was built between 1129 and 1138 by Henry de Blois, Bishop of Winchester, during the reign of his brother, Stephen, the ...