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Lincoln Cathedral features two major rose windows, which are a highly uncommon feature among medieval architecture in England. On the north side of the cathedral is the "Dean's Eye" which survives from the original structure of the building and on the south side is the "Bishop's Eye" which was most likely rebuilt c. 1325 –1350.
1075–88 – Remigius begins construction of the first Lincoln Cathedral. 1092 – The first Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated soon after the death in May of Bishop Remigius. 1110 – A fire devastates Lincoln. [6] 1121 – King Henry I orders the Foss Dyke navigation to be improved. [6] [7] 1123 – A fire devastates Lincoln. [1] 1141
Lincoln Cathedral: Lincoln: 1072 Constructed in 1072 by Bishop Remigius de Fécamp. Largely destroyed by the 1185 East Midlands earthquake, after which it was rebuilt. Parts of the west end remain of the original. Durham Castle: Durham, England 1072 started Norman castle constructed by Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria. Tower of London: London ...
Westminster Abbey, founded 1065, completed c. 1090. The historic buildings of the United Kingdom date from prehistoric times onwards. The earliest are Neolithic buildings and these are followed by those of ancient, medieval and modern times, all exemplifying the architecture of the United Kingdom.
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Watkin, David, A History of Western Architecture, 1986, Barrie & Jenkins, ISBN 0712612793; Christopher Wilson, The Gothic Cathedral: The Architecture of the Great Church 1130–1530, 1992 (2nd Edition), Thames and Hudson; Yarwood, Doreen, The Architecture of Europe, 1987 (first edn. 1974), Spring Books, ISBN 0600554309
Henry VII, the future king of England (r. 1485-1509), is born to parents Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort. 1485: 22 August: Battle of Bosworth Field (Battle of Bosworth): the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York. Richard III, the last Plantagenet king was killed, succeeded by ...
Lincoln (/ ˈ l ɪ ŋ k ə n /) is a cathedral city and district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town. In the 2021 Census, the city's district had a population of 103,813. [ 4 ] The 2021 census gave the urban area of Lincoln , including Bracebridge Heath , North Hykeham , South Hykeham and Waddington , a recorded population ...