The pageant of history: a re-interpretation of the 13th-century building at King John's House, Romsey, Hampshire: a re-interpretation of the 13th-century building at King John's House, Romsey, Hampshire

Abstract

STRUCTURAL Analysis coupled with archaeological excavation at King John's House. Romsey, has revealed a mid-13th-century chamber block which probably stood within a precinct of adjoining buildings. The discovery and extravagant claims subsequently made for the building illustrate how far interpretation may be conditioned by the circumstances of the time.