The fascinating history of Sherborne featuring King Alfreds Brothers

I visited Sherborne abbey formally cathedral and prominent in the kingdom of Wessex. Featuring King Alfreds brothers burials found in 1840 and 1925 respectfully. I say king only as that is according to the Saxon Chronicles widley contested
A history is as follows below
Saxon cathedral: In 705, the Saxon scholar Aldhelm established a cathedral and became the first bishop of Western Wessex.
Capital of Wessex: Sherborne was the capital of Wessex from 860-878 while Winchester was threatened by Viking attacks.
Benedictine abbey: In 998, the cathedral became a Benedictine abbey.
Bishop's seat: The bishop's seat was moved to Old Sarum in 1075, and the Sherborne church became a Benedictine monastery.
Dissolution of the Monasteries: In 1539, Sir John Horsey bought the monastery buildings and sold them to the townspeople.
Sherborne School: The monastery buildings became Edward VI's Sherborne School.
Sherborne Museum: The former east gatehouse and almonry are now home to Sherborne Museum.
Sherborne Castle: The castle is surrounded by Capability Brown's lake, and Alexander Pope's Seat is a good place to view the castle.
00:30 intro
02:00 Abbey
10:00 Old Castle and new castle history
12:00 outro
Gas lighting: Gas lighting was first mentioned in Sher borne in 1823.
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Sherborne House: William Charles Macready leased Sherborne House from 1850-1860. Charles Dickens visited the house and gave public readings, including A Christmas Carol.
The name Sherborne comes from the Old English words scir, meaning "bright" or "clear," and burna, referring to a brook or a stream.
Sherborne holds a significant position in the history of Wessex. Although not mentioned by name, events relating to its foundation are recorded in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Sherborne was the site of a bishopric from the later seventh-century until the Normans 'moved' the cathedra 'bishops seat' to a more secure site at [Old] Sarum. Sherborne was, however, to remain a large ecclesiastical manor until the Henry VIII Dissolution of 1542.

[@philjones6054]

Enjoyed this!! Thank you for posting. ✌️

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@@philjones6054 Glad you enjoyed it. I enjoyed filming it too. I always like making content for my viewers and appreciate the engagement.

[@marierowe5969]

Been here ,loved it x

[@theexplorechanneluk7934]

@@marierowe5969 Thankyou for your comment it's such a great place to explore so much history. I love the color of the buildings too :)

[@discofever3]

awesome i never knew this !

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[@syedsabeeth7996]

good video, try adding something like chatting to locals :)

[@theexplorechanneluk7934]

@@syedsabeeth7996 I talked to a few locals but one was in a public cafe and it wasn't convinent and a source from the abbey I suggested as he was telling me lots of interesting stuff but he didn't want to be on film.