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Winchester Cathedral (view source)
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'''Winchester Cathedral''' is the [[Cathedral]] of the city of [[Winchester]]. It's the longest medieval cathedral in Europe.<ref>http://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk</ref>
'''Winchester Cathedral''' is the [[Cathedral]] of the city of [[Winchester]]. It is the longest medieval cathedral in Europe.<ref>http://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk</ref>
*The mariage of Queen [[Mary I]] (Bloody Mary) with Prince Philip of Spain took place in the cathedral on 25 July 1554.
*The cathedral, or one of its incarnations since Winchester became a bishopric in 662, is the final resting place of various [[Saxon]] kings, of the [[Danish]] king [[Canute]] in 1035, as well as [[William Rufus]] after his death in the nearby [[New Forest]] in 1100.
*The current building dates from 1079, however the shrine was destroyed during the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] during the [[Reformation]] and a new one only dedicated in 1962.
*The marriage of Queen [[Mary I]] (Bloody Mary) with Prince Philip of Spain took place in the cathedral on 25 July 1554.
*Henry [[Beaufort]] was buried in Winchester Cathedral in 1447.
*Henry [[Beaufort]] was buried in Winchester Cathedral in 1447.
*Izaak Walton, famous for his '''The Compleat Angler'' was buried there in 1683
*Jane Austen, who wrote ''Pride and Prejudice'' amongst other works, was buried there in 1817.
== References ==
== References ==
:http://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/
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