By the 11th century, London was beyond all comparison the largest town in England. Westminster Abbey, rebuilt in the <answer>Romanesque</answer> style by King Edward the Confessor, was one of the grandest churches in Europe. Winchester had previously been the capital of Anglo-Saxon England, but from this time on, London became the main forum for foreign traders and the base for defence in time of war. In the view of Frank Stenton: "It had the resources, and it was rapidly developing the dignity and the political self-consciousness appropriate to a national capital."
What architectural style was Westminster Abbey rebuilt in?
Romanesque