On 17 January 2014, the ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï confirmed archaeologists had discovered part of a pelvic bone most likely to belong to King Alfred the Great or his eldest son, King Edward the Elder.
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- ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï wins top campaign award at CIPR PRide Awards
24 November 2014
The ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï’s Communications team won Regional Campaign of the Year at the 2014 Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) South of England and Channel Islands PRide Awards.
- Winchester academic contributes to new biography of Alfred the Great
21 August 2014
The life of King Alfred the Great and the search for his remains have been chronicled together for the first time in a new biography co-authored by a ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï academic.
- ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï shortlisted for four CIPR PRide Awards
6 August 2014
The ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï’s Communications team has been shortlisted for four awards in the 2014 CIPR South of England and Channel Islands PRide Awards.
- ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï strikes gold at Heist Awards 2014 for The Search for Alfred the Great
14 July 2014
The ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï’s Communications team has won the Gold Award in the Best PR/Advocacy Campaign category for The Search for Alfred the Great at the Heist Awards 2014.
- Royal visits the ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï to find out more about the Search for Alfred the Great
24 June 2014
His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO visited the ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï on 23 June to hear about the discovery of remains in the Search for Alfred the Great.
- Search for Alfred the Great exhibition opens in Saint Bartholomew’s Church
28 January 2014
A pop-up exhibition, In Search of Alfred the Great, has opened in Saint Bartholomew’s Church in Hyde, Winchester.
- ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï reveals significant find in the search for Alfred
17 January 2014
Hyde900 and the ¾¢±¬´ó¹Ï confirm they have discovered part of a pelvic bone, most likely to be from King Alfred the Great or his eldest son, Edward the Elder.
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