In 850, the original village church was built on the site of the Roman basilica, and in the tenth century was replaced with Holy Trinity Church, situated beside Bosham Quay, near Chichester, Sussex, England. King Canute had a palace in the village, and legend has it that Bosham was the site at which he commanded the waves to "go back", so as to demonstrate to his overly deferential courtiers the limits of a King's powers. (From the Bayeux Tapestry)

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From Old England : a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, municipal, baronial, and popular antiquities by Charles Knight printed 1845

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Size: 4263px × 3377px
Location: Bosham Quay, Chichester, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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