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1. localhistories.org › a-history-of-readingA History of Reading, Berkshire - Local Histories

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   Mar 14, 2021 · Reading was first mentioned in the year 871 when the Danes captured it. They made a fort east of Reading by erecting a rampart between the Thames and the Kennet. Reading was next mentioned in 1006 when the Danes burnt it. At the time of the Domesday Book (1086), Reading had a population of about 600.

2. www.berkshirehistory.com › villages › readingRBH: History of Reading, Berkshire

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   Reading Abbey was founded by King Henry I in 1121 as a private mausoleum for his family. It was built on the site of the Danish stronghold set up during the Viking Wars of King Alfred 's reign (871).

3. www.britainexpress.com › abbeys › reading-abbeyReading Abbey, Berkshire | History & Photos - Britain Express

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   Reading Abbey was founded in 1121 by Henry I, and the royal patronage helped make the abbey one of the wealthiest and most important monasteries in northern Europe, a centre of scholarship and political influence.

4. www.berkshirehistory.com › churches › reading_abbeyRBH: History of Reading Abbey, Berkshire

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   Reading Abbey. The Abbey of Reading, dedicated to the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist, was founded by King Henry I in June 1121, on a site between the rivers of Thames (on the north) and Kennet (on the south), much nearer to the latter. The Abbey was of the Cluniac Order.

5. www.readingmuseum.org.uk › blog › short-historyA short history of Reading: Reading's royal abbey

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   Nov 15, 2022 · Who founded Reading Abbey? From scattered homes to a small Saxon settlement, Reading grew quietly but steadily until 1121, when King Henry I, William the Conqueror’s youngest son, announced plans to build a mighty royal abbey in our town.

6. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › berksHouses of Benedictine monks: The abbey of Reading

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   Oct 28, 2024 · Henry I laid the foundation of the new abbey at Reading on 23 June, 1121. (fn. 1) By charter of the year 1125 he bestowed on this house lands at Reading, Cholsey, and Leominster (Hereford), with their churches, woods, mills, fisheries, &c., and with a mint and one moneyer at Reading.

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   Who founded the abbey of reading?

   • The Abbey of Reading, dedicated to the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist, was founded by King Henry I in June 1121, on a site between the rivers of Thames (on the north) and Kennet (on the south), much nearer to the latter. The Abbey was of the Cluniac Order.

   RBH: History of Reading Abbey, Berkshire

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   When was reading first mentioned?

   • Reading was first mentioned in the year 871 when the Danes captured it. They made a fort east of Reading by erecting a rampart between the Thames and the Kennet. Reading was next mentioned in 1006 when the Danes burnt it. At the time of the Domesday Book (1086), Reading had a population of about 600. The Normans built a wooden castle in Reading.

   A History of Reading, Berkshire - Local Histories

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   How did reading become a religious centre?

   • The abbey transformed Reading forever, turning a small market town into an important religious centre known across Western Europe. The abbey church would be the fourth-longest church in England, after the cathedrals of Winchester and London (St Paul’s) and the abbey church at Bury St Edmunds.

   A short history of Reading: Reading's royal abbey

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   Where did reading come from?

   • Reading began life as a Saxon settlement. Reading was originally called Reada ingas, which means the people of Reada. Reada was a Saxon leader who settled in the area with his tribe in the 6th century. The early settlement was probably in the area of St Marys Butts. (In the Middle Ages this road was called Old Street, so even then it was old).

   A History of Reading, Berkshire - Local Histories

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   Why is Reading Abbey important?

   • HERITAGE RATING: HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS: The Hospitium of St John, 1189 Reading Abbey was founded in 1121 by Henry I, and the royal patronage helped make the abbey one of the wealthiest and most important monasteries in northern Europe, a centre of scholarship and political influence.

   Reading Abbey, Berkshire | History & Photos - Britain Express

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   Why was reading called an abbey?

   • 2. THE ABBEY OF READING It is clear from the opening words of the foundation charter of Henry I, which states that the three old abbeys of Reading, Cholsey, and Leominster had been supposed to be destroyed for their sins and their lands alienated and possessed by laymen, that there was an earlier religious house at Reading known as an abbey.

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8. collections.readingmuseum.org.uk › indexReading Museum

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   Reading Abbey was founded by King Henry I in 1121 after his son and heir died in the White Ship. He intended it to be his own burial place and memorial. It was one of the principal religious foundations in the country, well endowed by the founder and his successors.