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I
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The Table That Was Never Arthur’s
Camelot’s round table hangs on a wall in the Great Hall. It is real. It is just not old enough.
Winchester · 13th century
II
SU 571 302
The Crawls
A dying woman, a burning brand, and a field she circled on her hands and knees.
Tichborne · 12th century
III
SU 597 275
The House That Was Pulled Down
Footsteps, voices and slammed doors drove one family out. The house did not outlive them long.
Hinton Ampner · 1765–1793
IV
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The Builder Who Dreamed It
He bought an abbey for its stone, dreamed the stone would kill him, and went ahead anyway.
Netley Abbey · 1704
V
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Plainsong After Dark
King John founded it. The monks, some say, never quite left.
Beaulieu · since 1204
VI
SU 270 125
The King in the Forest
An arrow, a dead king, and a cart that still makes its way towards Winchester.
The Rufus Stone · 2 August 1100