by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Cathedral Tapestry, England, Modern Britain (1901–Present)
Previous post in the series: The Victorians to the Rescue 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...
by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Cathedral Tapestry, England, Victorians (1837–1901)
Previous post in the Series: Dissolution and Decline 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 industrialised towns in the North of...
by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Abbeys, Monasteries and Churches, Cathedral Tapestry, England, Tudors (1485–1603)
Previous post in the series: The Dizzying Heights of Perpendicular Gothic 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...
by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Cathedral Tapestry, England, Medieval (1066–1485)
Previous Post in the series: Decorated Gothic While Edward III remodelled his murdered father’s tomb at Gloucester in 1330 to create a more fitting memorial, the Decorated Gothic period was drawing to a close. Perpendicular Gothic, which followed, moved the...
by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Cathedral Tapestry, England, Medieval (1066–1485)
Previous Post in the series: Early Gothic Cathedrals Henry III (1216-1272) was only nine when he became king; by the time he assumed power in his own right in 1227, his regent had soothed the turbulent waters left by his truculent sire, King John, through the...
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...
