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The hall, construction of which was started in 1222, is the only part of the fortress still viable. The castle itself found itself on the wrong side during the [[English Civil War]] and was demolished by Cromwell.  

The hall, construction of which was started in 1222, is the only part of the fortress still viable. The castle itself found itself on the wrong side during the [[English Civil War]] and was demolished by Cromwell.  

These days it is a popular tourist attraction. In the late [[Middle Ages]] Winchester was linked by [[Sir Thomas Malory]] and others with the legend of Camelot and the Round Table and other things Arthurian. A late 13th century replica of the Round Table (complete with Tudor Rose at the centre after a refurbishment during the reign of [[Henry VIII]]) hangs from a wall. <ref>http://www3.hants.gov.uk/greathall/roundtable.htm</ref>

These days it is a popular tourist attraction. In the late [[Middle Ages]] Winchester was linked by [[Sir Thomas Malory]] and others with the legend of Camelot and the Round Table and other things Arthurian. A late 13th century "replica" of the Round Table (complete with Tudor Rose at the centre after a refurbishment during the reign of [[Henry VIII]]) hangs from a wall. <ref>http://www3.hants.gov.uk/greathall/roundtable.htm</ref>

 

[[Category:Castles]]

[[Category:Castles]]

[[Category:English History]]

[[Category:English History]]