Dr Kat and The Winchester Geese

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If you found yourself in medieval or early modern Southwark, you might encounter a group of people known as Winchester's Geese. This video explores who they were, how they earned their name and what they were doing in Southwark. • I hope you enjoy this video and find it interesting! • Please subscribe and click the bell icon to be updated about new videos. • Also, if you want to get in touch, please comment down below or find me on social media: • Instagram: / katrina.marchant • Twitter: / kat_marchant • Email: [email protected] • Intro / Outro song: Silent Partner, Greenery [ • Greenery – Silent Partner (No Copyrig... ] • For details of the findings from the Museum of London’s dig of the Crossbones site: https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/col... • Images: • Plaque showing Henry of Blois (c.1150). Held by the British Museum • Winchester Palace, 1660 drawing by Wenceslas Hollar • Photograph of the remains of Winchester Palace at night (contemporary) • Selection of photographs of the Crossbones Memorial Garden, taken by Katy Nicholls and hosted on the Crossbones website: http://crossbones.org.uk/ (visit this page for more information about the site, its history, tours and events. • Garry Knight’s photograph of the ribbons and mementos on the Red Gate at Crossbones • • Quoted texts: • John Stow, A Survey of London (1598) • Matthew Concanen and Aaron Morgan, History and Antiquities of the Parish of St Saviour’s, Southwark (1795) • William Taylor (1833), as referenced in https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...

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