by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Cathedral Tapestry, England, Medieval (1066–1485)
Previous post in the series: The Normans and Their Cathedrals The hallmark of the Gothic era, the pointed arch, made its way from France to England just in time to rebuild the east end of Canterbury Cathedral after its devastating fire of 1174 (the second within a...
by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Cathedral Tapestry, England, Medieval (1066–1485)
William the Conqueror got more than he bargained for in 1066. The plan: sail to England, defeat English King Harold, launch a charm offensive, have a Coronation at Westminster Abbey and win over the Saxon earls. Normans and Saxons live in two-part harmony. Job done....
by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Cathedral Tapestry, England
England’s 42 Anglican Cathedrals share a tumultuous political history, or tapestry, which plays out in each unique Cathedral Story. It all starts with the Romans, a sophisticated and organized bunch if ever there was one. Their aqueducts provided running water,...
by Helen Kain | May 5, 2023 | England, Recent
London is abuzz with preparations for the Coronation. When we visited in early April, the street in front of Buckingham Palace was already closed off, with tiered seating erected across the Mall and nearby Green Park. The scale of preparation for the historic event is...
by Helen Kain | Mar 15, 2023 | Cathedrals, England
Unabashedly Baroque, the Cathedral Church of St. Philip was initially a parish church, joining the Cathedral ranks only in 1905, and is one of the smallest of their number. In the early 18th century, Birmingham’s burgeoning metal industry prompted building of a...
by Helen Kain | Mar 14, 2023 | Cathedrals, England
The Diocese of Blackburn was carved out of the Diocese of Manchester in 1926, and the parish church of St Mary the Virgin became Blackburn Cathedral. Blackburn asserts evidence of Christian activity since 596. In 1820, when the foundations of the oldest part of the...
