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A Medieval Mystery

There appear to be some strange connections between the fourteenth century Old Wardour Castle and ancient stone circle Stonehenge.

1: Location

Old Wardour Castle appears to be aligned to ancient sites in the Stonehenge landscape.

2: Alignment

Stonehenge is aligned to the Summer Solstice. Old Wardour has a very similar alignment.

3: Size

Could the builders of Old Wardour used mesaurements from Stonehenge to layout the geometrical keep?

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Transport yourself back up to a thousand years and explore historical buildings as they may have appeared in the past.

951 .. 975
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Historical events occurring between 951 and 975

Years: 951 952 953 954 955 956 957 958 959 960 961 962 963 964 965 966 967 968 969 970 971 972 973 974 975

954

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Births

Aelfheah (Archbishop of Canterbury) (b.954 - d.1012)

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York falls to Eadred
Eadred defeated Eric Bloodaxe the Dane that had ruled the kingdom of York on and off for several years. Eric was killed and Eadred took control of the kingdom of York. Eadred nominated Oswulf as the new ruler of Northumbria. ¹
Episode: Viking Invasions [highlight all]
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955

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Eadred (King of the English 946-955) (b.923 - d.955)

Wulfstan (I, Archbishop of York 931 - 952) ( - d.955)

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Eadred dies
Eadred died at an early age possibly due to a digestive illness. He was followed by Eadwig.
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Eadwig becomes King of England.
Eadwig became the King of England after the death of Eadred, his uncle.
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956

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Dunstan sent into exile
Eadwig sent Dunstan into exile. The reason for this is that Dunstan had caught Eadwig and Aelgifu together before they were married and at a time when Eadwig should have been attending an important meeting. Dunstan must have upset Eadwig at this point and was sent into exile.
Jan 26
Coronation of Eadwig
Jan 26
Eadwig's coronation took place at Kingston-upon-Thames.
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957

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Disputed rule
Conflicts between the brothers Eadwig and Edgar were resolved and the agreement between the two resulted in the lands of England being split. Edgar took control of lands to the north of the Thames, including Mercia and Northumbria, while Eadwig retained Wessex, the lands to the south of the river. ¹
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Dunstan returns from exile
Dunstan returned from exile when Eadwig's younger brother Edgar was appointed king of England north of the Thames. Eadwig was unpopular and the nobles chose Edgar as their leader. Edgar recalled Dunstan from exile and made him Bishop of Worcester and London. ¹
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959

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Eadwig (King of the English 955-959) (b.939 - d.959)

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Aefsige becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
Aefsige became Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Beorhthelm becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
Beorhthelm became Archbishop of Canterbury.
Oct 1
Edgar becomes King of England
Oct 1
At the death of Eadwig, Edgar became King of England. He appointed Dunstan Archbishop of Canterbury. ¹
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960

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Births

Swein (Fork-Beard) (b.960 - d.1014)

 
Deaths

Fulk (II, the Good, Count of Anjou) ( - d.960)

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Dunstan becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
Dunstan became Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Katla Volcano Eruption
Eruption of the large Icelandic volcano. ¹
More Natural World Events
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962

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EDWARD (The Martyr, King of the English 975-978) (b.962 - m.978)

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St. Paul's burns down
The church of St. Paul's built by Ethelbert burnt down this year.
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963

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Births

Ealdgyth (b.963 - d.1017)

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Aethelwold of Winchester
Aethelwold becomes Bishop of Winchester.
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964

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Benedictines at Winchester
At the bidding of St. Dunstan and as part of the reform of monastic like in England, Benedictine monks moved from the Abbey of Abingdon to Winchester. Work began on a new Saxon church on the site.
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970

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Births

Robert (The Pious, King of France 996-1031) (b.970 - d.1031)

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Ely restored by Aethelwold
As part of his reform of monastic life, Aethelwold, Bishop of Winchester bought the lands of the Isle of Ely and installed Benedictine monks on the site.
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972

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Consecration of Peterborough Abbey
Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Oswald, the Archbishop of York, consecrated the abbey at Peterborough in the presence of King Edgar.
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Pershore Abbey charter confirmed
The rule of Benedictine was introduced to the abbey by St Oswald, the Bishop of Worcester. King Edgar confirmed the estates that the abbey owned.
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973

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Edgar's water-pageant
Edgar arranged a water-pageant on the river Dee where he was rowed from Chester to the Minster of St. John by eight kings including Kenneth of Scotland, Malcolm of Cumberland, Maccus of the Isles and five welsh princes. Edgar held a festival in the honour of St. John but more likely to show his superiority over the other kings. ¹
May 11
Coronation of King Edgar
May 11
King Edgar was crowned at Bath Abbey.
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975

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Deaths

Edgar (I, King of the English 959-975) (b.944 - d.975)

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Edward becomes king
Jul
Edward, the eldest son of Edgar, became the king of the English at the age of fourteen when his father died. Dunstan became his guardian.
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