by Helen Kain | May 20, 2023 | Cathedral Tapestry, Entertablement Abroad, Tudors (1485–1603)
Cardinal Wolsey was born c 1475 in Ipswich, Suffolk, to a butcher and his wife. He attended Ipswich School, then Magdalen College School, before studying theology at Magdalen College, Oxford and graduating at age 15. He was Thomas #1 of Henry VIII’s Tetrad of...
by Helen Kain | May 18, 2023 | Abbeys, Monasteries and Churches, Cathedral Tapestry, England, Tudors (1485–1603)
In April 1536, the 27th year of King Henry VIII’s 38-year reign, more than 800 monasteries, nunneries and friaries were nestled across England—communities of prayer and devotion for abbots, monks, priors and nuns, providing sanctuary, tending the sick and...
by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Cathedral Tapestry, England, Modern England (1901–Present)
New dioceses and their cathedrals continued to appear in the 20th century, though the pace of restoration of earlier cathedrals slowed. And people being people, arguments over preferred styles continued. George Gilbert Scott’s grandson, Giles Gilbert Scott,...
by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Cathedral Tapestry, England, Victorians (1837–1901)
As the Industrial Revolution took hold, the general population saw a sustained rise in income and living standards for the first time in history. People flocked to newly-industrialized towns in the North of England, altering the population distribution throughout the...
by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Abbeys, Monasteries and Churches, Cathedral Tapestry, England, Tudors (1485–1603)
The Norman King William the Conqueror launched the great English medieval Cathedral, and Tudor King Henry VIII wrought its end. Incandescent with rage at the Pope’s refusal to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Henry abrogated Rome’s authority over...
