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New Minster, Winchester
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The New Minster in Winchester was a royal Benedictine abbey founded in 901 in Winchester in the English county of Hampshire.
A page from a 966 charter of King Edgar of England in which he confirms the conversion of New Minster, Winchester into a Benedictine monastery. Edgar is pictured here standing between the Virgin Mary and St. Peter.
A page from a 966 charter of King Edgar of England in which he confirms the conversion of New Minster, Winchester into a Benedictine monastery. Edgar
Edward the Elder
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Edward the Elder was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a
New Minster, Winchester
…Winchester in the English county of Hampshire. Alfred the Great had intended to build the monastery, but only got around to buying the land. His son, Edward the Elder, finished the project according to Alfred's wishes, with the help of Saint Grimbald who became its first abbot. It stood so close to the Old Minster…
Edward the Elder
A page from the will of Alfred the Great, headed Testamentum in a later hand, which left the bulk of his estate to Edward
A page from the will of Alfred the Great, headed Testamentum in a later hand, which left the bulk of his estate to Edward
Silver pseudo-coin brooch found at the Villa Wolkonsky in Rome. It is based on a coin of Edward the Elder and is probably contemporary.
Silver pseudo-coin brooch found at the Villa Wolkonsky in Rome. It is based on a coin of Edward the Elder and is probably contemporary.
Silver penny of Edward the Elder
Silver penny of Edward the Elder