Before the 12th century which city was the capital of England?

The Kingdom of England was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from the 10th century (when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms) until 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

In the early 10th century the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms became part of the North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great, a personal union between England, Denmark and Norway. The Norman conquest of England in 1066 led to the transfer of the English capital city and chief royal residence from the Anglo-Saxon one at Winchester to Westminster, and the City of London quickly established itself as England's largest and principal commercial centre.

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Diana Newman

I live not far from Winchester and obviously being British I got the answer right. In Winchester there is a place that houses the round table of the fabled King Arthur, of course it probably isn't real.

Diane Hallagan

red jim pa, York was never the capital of England.

Fred Keogh

Martin Nicholls, Colchester was NOT the capital of England. It was the first capital of Roman Britain and for some time the largest city. The question was about the capital of England, of which there was no such place under the Romans.