Ealhswith

Ealhswith

female, deceased (905)
Roman Catholic, wessex, winchester, nun, mercia, Anglo-Saxon royal consort…Winchester, Hampshire
Ealhswith of the Gaini was born c. 852 in Mercia. Her name means "Temple strength". Her father was Æthelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. She was m...
Henry Of Blois

Henry Of Blois

male, deceased (1171)
Roman Catholic bishop, william the conqueror, Glastonbury, canterbury, anarchy, cluny…Bishop of Winchester, winchester, Winchester, Hampshire
Henry of Blois (1101 - 1171) was Abbot of Glastonbury from 1126 and Bishop of Winchester from 1129 to his death. Henry was one of five sons of...
Stigand

Stigand

male, deceased (1072)
Late 11th century Roman Catholic bishop, Early 11th century bishop, pallium, Anglo-Saxon England, Pope Benedict X, Bayeux Tapestry…Winchester, Hampshire, winchester, Bishop of Winchester
This man is not to be confused with Stigand of Selsey, the last bishop of Selsey." Stigand"' (d. 1072), was an English churchman of pre-Conquest...

William Adelin

male, deceased (1120)
Isabella d'Anjou, Heir apparent who never acceded, Anglo-Norman, From Winchester, Heirs to the English and British thrones, From Hampshire…Winchester, Hampshire
William Adelin was the only legitimate son of Henry I of England and his wife Maud of Scotland. His maternal grandparents were Malcolm III of...
Edward Young

Edward Young

male, deceased (1765)
Corpus Christi, poet, queen anne, Old Wykehamist, rectory, drury lane…winchester, Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire
Edward Young (1683 - April 5, 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for "Night Thoughts". He was the son of Edward Young, afterwards dean of...
Jon Courtenay Grimwood

Jon Courtenay Grimwood

male
Arabesk, Kingston upon Thames, Winchester, Hampshire, Franco–Prussian War, Arthur C Clarke Award, End of the World Blues…winchester
Jon Courtenay Grimwood is a British science fiction author. He was born in Valletta, Malta, grew up in Britain, Southeast Asia and Norway in the...
Thomas Lane

Thomas Lane

male, deceased (1869)
British military personnel of the Crimean War, Winchester, Hampshire, Kimberley, South Africa, Rorke's Drift, Zulu War, Victoria Cross forfeitures…The Royal Hampshire Regiment, winchester
Thomas Lane VC, born in Cork, Ireland in May 1836 was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the...
Edburga Of Winchester

Edburga Of Winchester

female, deceased (960)
English, Roman Catholic, Nunnaminster, Saint Eadburh, Pershore Abbey, Edward the Elder of England…Winchester, Hampshire, winchester
Saint Eadburh or Edburga (died June 15, 960) was the daughter of King Edward the Elder of England and his third wife, Edgiva of Kent. She was a nun...
Samuel Wilberforce

Samuel Wilberforce

male, deceased (1873)
death by horse-riding accident, Continental Europe, Church of England, continent, From clapham, winchester…Bishop of Winchester, Winchester, Hampshire
Samuel Wilberforce was an English bishop in the Church of England, third son of William Wilberforce. Wilberforce was born at Clapham Common,...
Edred Of England

Edred Of England

male, deceased (955)
Frome, Somerset, Edred, monarch, winchester, VIKINGS, Kingdom of England…Winchester, Hampshire, Old Minster, Winchester
King Edred or "Eadred" (c. 923 - 23 November,955) was King of England from 946 until his death. He was a son of King Edward the Elder by his third...