- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 01:15, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
Walkelin
- ... that the first Norman Bishop of Winchester, Walkelin, began the construction of the modern Winchester Cathedral in 1079? Source: "In the year 1079, Bishop Walkelin began to rebuild the church of Winton from the foundations" - [1] / "the vast Norman cathedral [...] work began in 1079 or 1080" from [2]
- ALT1: ... that the first Norman Bishop of Winchester, Walkelin, helped deal with a rebellion of monks in Canterbury in 1089? Source: "When the monks of St Augustine's, Canterbury, after Lanfranc's death in 1089, rebelled against their abbot, Guy, William sent Bishop Walkelin [...] in order to deal with the matter" [3] (p.206)
- ALT2: ... that the first Norman Bishop of Winchester, Walkelin, became a regent of England briefly in 1097? Source: "in November 1097 Bishop Walkelin and Ranulf Flambard were left in charge." [4] (p. 209) / "in 1097, shortly before his death, he was appointed regent along with Ranulf Flambard (d. 1128) when the king left England" [5]
- Reviewed: N/A
- Comment: This is my first DYK nomination.
Improved to Good Article status by Godtres (talk). Self-nominated at 19:20, 21 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Walkelin; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
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| Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
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Nice work. All three hooks AGF verified.
Gatoclass (
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Nice work. All three hooks AGF verified. Gatoclass (talk) 12:34, 22 January 2024 (UTC)