I managed to tick off a bucket list visit to Fishbourne Palace near Chichester. The museum is quite fabulous but does need an upgrade to bring it into line to modern museums.
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| Less than 1/3rd of the villa has been exposed.. |
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| The most famous of the mosaics at Fishbourne |
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| The previous 1st CentrueyMilitary post on the site |
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| A nice model of a 3rd century trade ship |
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| Painted Wall plaster remnants |
In the afternoon we decided to travel down to the coast only a few kilometers away to the village of Bosham with its small port. To our surprise when visiting the HolyTrinity church we found the burial marker for King Cnut daughter, then a tapestry showing the departure location of Harold Godwinson when he visited Normandy to deliver his note to William. Also across the mill stream once stood the Earl Godwine great hall and palace where on the steps King Cnut braved the tide in his attempt to command it while it rushed in.
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| Harold entering the chapel at the holy trinity at Bosham. |
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