Wulfstan, born in 1008, was a native of the Worcester area and became bishop of Worcester in 1062. He retained the bishopric after the Norman conquest of 1066.
He undertook much large scale rebuilding work including Worcester Cathedral, Hereford Cathedral, Tewkesbury Abbey, Great Malvern Priory and many other churches in the Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester areas.
In 1075, Wulftan and the Worcestershire levy put down the rebellion of Ralph de Gauder, Earl of Norfolk, Roger FitzOsbern, Earl of Hereford and the Saxon Waltheof known as 'The Bridal of Norwich' against William the Conqueror.
After his death in 1095, he had an alter dedicated to him in Great Malvern Priory alongside Cantilupe of Hereford and King Edward the Confessor.
In Easter of 1158, Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine visited Worcester Cathedral and placed their crowns on the shrine of Wulfstan, vowing not to wear them again.
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