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... that the first Norman Bishop of Winchester, Walkelin, began the construction of the modern Winchester Cathedral in 1079? Source: "In the year 1079, Bishop Walkelin began to rebuild the church of Winton from the foundations" - [1] / "the vast Norman cathedral [...] work began in 1079 or 1080" from [2]
ALT1: ... that the first Norman Bishop of Winchester, Walkelin, helped deal with a rebellion of monks in Canterbury in 1089? Source: "When the monks of St Augustine's, Canterbury, after Lanfranc's death in 1089, rebelled against their abbot, Guy, William sent Bishop Walkelin [...] in order to deal with the matter" [3] (p.206)
ALT2: ... that the first Norman Bishop of Winchester, Walkelin, became a regent of England briefly in 1097? Source: "in November 1097 Bishop Walkelin and Ranulf Flambard were left in charge." [4] (p. 209) / "in 1097, shortly before his death, he was appointed regent along with Ranulf Flambard (d. 1128) when the king left England" [5]
Nice work. All three hooks AGF verified. Gatoclass (talk) 12:34, 22 January 2024 (UTC)