South East Historic Landmarks
Although it's hard to choose the best ones, here is a quick run down of the South East's top historic attractions.
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Cathedrals
Winchester’s Cathedral built in 1079is Europe’s longest medieval Cathedral. The beautiful Romanesque style architecture along with the illuminated Winchester Bible, 12th-century wall paintings, medieval carvings and contemporary art make this well worth a visit. 
Chichester Cathedral was begun In 1076. The Cathedral manages to successfully combine both modern art - including a window by Marc Chagall, a tapestry by John Piper and a painting by Graham Sutherland, while more ancient artefacts include the 12th century Lazarus Reliefs and the Lambert Barnard paintings. 
Canterbury Cathedral was founded in the 8th century was rebuilt in the 1070’s following a fire and forms part of a World Heritage site, that includes Augustine’s Abbey English Heritage and St. Martin’s Church. The Cathedral benefits from reasonably low level buildings surrounding it, so that it stands out well. 
Just a 20 minute walk from the city centre of Winchester, the Hospital of St Cross is a beautiful group of Grade I listed buildings dating from 1132. You can admire the medieval architecture, explore the gardens and receive the Wayfarer's Dole, which is a small beaker of beer and a morsel of bread.
On the Isle of Wight, the extravagantly decorated Osborne house was built for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1845, as a summer home and rural retreat. Prince Albert designed the house himself. English Heritage 
The town of Battle lies on the site where William the conqueror defeated the Saxon King Harold in 1066. Legend has it that the altar in Battle Abbey was built on the precise spot where King Harold was killed. An audio tour and video introduction tell of the historic battle. English Heritage 
Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard offers the chance to board s Lord Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory and HMS Warrior one of the first iron clad ships and view the remains ofHenry VIII’s warship the Mary Rose which sunk in 1545. There are also many naval museums.
