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Authors: Jim Bradbury
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Statue of Alfred the Great, Winchester.
Corfe Castle, on the site where Edward the Martyr was killed in 978. He had reigned for only three years and was succeeded by his brother Aethelred.
Winchester, the West Gate.
Shaftesbury, with the Abbey ruins in the foreground.
Bosham, where Harold possessed a hall and from where he set out across the Channel on the journey that resulted in him meeting William, duke of Normandy.
Dover, the scene of the clash which brought to a head the differences between King Edward and Earl Godwin.
York, where two hundred of Tostig’s men were attacked and killed by Northumbrian rebels in 1065.
Vire, which came under Rolf’s authority by about 924.
Falaise, the birthplace of William the Conqueror. The stone towers of the castle were built after his death.