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Today, Christ Church Cathedral stands where St. Frideswide’s original Anglo-Saxon church stood. Not just that, her shrine rests inside the Cathedral and is the oldest monument of the Cathedral.

Archaeologists believe they found a residence of medieval ruler Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. A nearby church and toilet were vital clues.

Elite Anglo-Saxon residences were often built near churches, according to the study, and the site of Harold’s palace was next to an important Anglo-Saxon church in Bosham.

Anglo-Saxon finds were made when old plaster was removed from the walls. The church was expanded and changed by the Normans in the 12th Century and many of its original features were hidden from view.

The excavations, conducted with the kind permission and collaboration of Holy Trinity Church, Cookham, will conclude on Saturday, 31 August.

The only explanation the archaeologists can suggest is that, in these dark early centuries, even the leaders of the venerated Anglo-Saxon church practiced a clandestine syncretism, a dual faith.