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Salisbury Cathedral: February 2010

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A vintage guide to Salisbury Cathedral, excerpted from a book originally published in 1898 as part of "Bell's Cathedrals". Tuesday, February 16, 2010. 1 A Representation of Chaos. 2 The Creation of the Firmament. 3 The Creation of the Earth. 4 The Creation of the Planets. 5 The Creation of the Birds and Fishes. 6 The Creation of Adam and Eve. 7 The Seventh Day. 8 The First Marriage. 9 The Temptation of Eve. 10 Adam and Eve hiding. 11 The Flight from Paradise. 12 The First Labour. 14 The First Murder.

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Salisbury Cathedral: February 2009

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A vintage guide to Salisbury Cathedral, excerpted from a book originally published in 1898 as part of "Bell's Cathedrals". Sunday, February 22, 2009. Salisbury Cathedral: The Lady Chapel. Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Monday, February 9, 2009. In spite of the doubts thrown upon the monument at Salisbury, it is distinctly recorded that if a boy-bishop died during his term of power, he was to be buried in his vestments and have his obsequies celebrated with the pomp pertaining to an episcopal funeral. The Be...

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History of England: December 2013

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Posts on the making of Britain, adapted from "A Student's History of England", Samuel Rawson Gardiner, 1916. Saturday, December 28, 2013. Had thus made himself master of a great empire, and yet, Dane as he was, though he treated Englishmen and Danes as equals, he gave his special favour to Englishmen. He restored, as men said, the laws of Eadgar—that is to say, he kept peace and restored order as in the days of Eadgar. He. Thursday, December 26, 2013. Cnut and the Earldoms. 1016—1035. Svend died suddenly...

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History of England: The Norman Dukes, 912—1002

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Posts on the making of Britain, adapted from "A Student's History of England", Samuel Rawson Gardiner, 1916. Thursday, November 28, 2013. The Norman Dukes, 912—1002. The great vassals of the crown, who answered to the English ealdormen, only obeyed him when it was their interest to do so. The most. Powerful of these vassals was the Duke of the Normans. In 1002. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Explore the most Picturesque and Historic parts of England at Pictures of England. The Peace of Utrecht, 1713.

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French Cathedrals: February 2010

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Adapted from "Cloisters of the South of France", "The Cathedrals of Northern France", and other public domain sources. Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Notre Dame de Paris. How many have really noticed that none of the diagrams, which show the ground-plan of this cathedral, indicate the existence of any transepts? A sixteenth-century Dutch writer (De Sauteuil) has delivered himself of these few lines concerning the Seine at this point:. The choir, besides being merely apsided, is, in fact, a true semicircle...

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French Cathedrals: December 2009

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Adapted from "Cloisters of the South of France", "The Cathedrals of Northern France", and other public domain sources. Sunday, December 6, 2009. Notre Dame de Rouen. So closely, too, have certain events of English history been interwoven with scenes and incidents which have taken place here, that the wonder is that it is not known even more intimately by that huge number of persons who annually rush across France to Switzerland or Italy. Wrought all of burned steel. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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French Cathedrals: The Basilica of St. Denis

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Adapted from "Cloisters of the South of France", "The Cathedrals of Northern France", and other public domain sources. Saturday, February 13, 2010. The Basilica of St. Denis. Upon the advice of the Abbot Suger, Louis VI. adopted the Oriflamme, or standard of St. Denis, as the banner of the Kings of France, and, for long after, its red and gold colourings hung above the altar,—only to be removed when the king should take the field in person. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Cathedrals of Hill Towns.

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History of England: June 2013

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Posts on the making of Britain, adapted from "A Student's History of England", Samuel Rawson Gardiner, 1916. Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Domestic Life in 11th Century England. Drinking Glass in Medieval England. The men continued drinking long. The cups or. Neither men nor women wore night-dresses of any kind, but if they took off their clothes at all, wrapped themselves in rugs. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Explore the most Picturesque and Historic parts of England at Pictures of England. Notre Dame de Paris.

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History of England: November 2012

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Posts on the making of Britain, adapted from "A Student's History of England", Samuel Rawson Gardiner, 1916. Friday, November 16, 2012. Eadred was succeeded by Eadwig, the. Thursday, November 15, 2012. Eadmund (940-946) and Eadred (946-955). Æthelstan died in 940. He was succeeded by his young brother, Eadmund, who had fought bravely at Brunanburh. Eadmund had to meet a. The southern part of the kingdom of Strathclyde had for some time been under the English kings. In 945. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).