Between 1042 and 1052 King Edward the Confessor began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the Romanesque style. The building was not completed until around 1090 but was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death on 5 January 1066. A week later he was buried in the church, and nine years later his wife Edith was buried alongside him. His successor, Harold II, was probably crowned in the abbey, although the first documented coronation is that of William the Conqueror later the same year. COUNT 10
QSN1 What architectural design was St Peter's abbey considered? ANS1 Romanesque style QSN2 What year was the building finished? ANS2 1090 QSN3 What was the date of the Abbey's coronation?  ANS3 28 December 1065 QSN4 Who was the first recorded coronation at the Abbey? ANS4 William the Conqueror QSN5 What King restored the Abbey in the years 1042 and 1052? ANS5 King Edward the Confessor QSN6 Who rebuilt the abbey for a burial church? ANS6 King Edward the Confessor QSN7 What style was the church rebuilt in? ANS7 Romanesque QSN8 When was the building consecrated? ANS8 28 December 1065 QSN9 When did King Edward the Confessor die? ANS9 5 January 1066 QSN10 Who was the first documented coronation? ANS10 William the Conqueror