Winchester (England)

Winchester is a Ville south of the England, capital of the county of Hampshire. It has the statute of Cité .

History

With the Gallo-Roman time, the city named Venta Belgarum .

The city was the capital of the kingdom of Wessex then of England until the conquest Norman.

The city was burned during the civil war at the 12th century.

the Cathedral of Winchester, of world famous which has the longest nave known in Europe. The cathedral contains celebrates it Bible of Winchester.
the Winchester founded College in 1382 and not having never ceased its activities since.
the Large Hall, dating the XIII century is the only subsitant vestige of the castle of Winchester.
the Roundtable of the King Arthur, wood table suspended in the Large Hall since 1348. Dating from XIIIe or from the beginning of XIVe century, it was painted only in 1522 pennies the orders of the king Henry VIII. The places with the table are divided with an alternation of green and white, the name of each of the 24 knights being registered in gold letters. The face of the king is not that of Arthur but that of Henry VIII and the pink of the Tudors is also present.
Guildhall, of time victorienne where meets the municipal council.
the bronze statue of Alfred Large the.
Winchester City Millet, mill built in 1744 on the Itchen river.
the medieval enclosing wall of the city.
Kingsgate.
Hospital of St Cross-country race.

City Museum recalls the history of the city
the military museums sheltered in barracks of Winchester present 5 collections except par concerning the history of various regiments.

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