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Star Chamber

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Jun 13, 2018

buildings, Events, religion

African Grey parrot, Frances Duchess of Richmond, Henry VII, John Betjeman, Mary II, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Ptolemy Dean, Star Chamber, Westminster Abbey, Weston Tower

As this Smithsonian article reveals, there is now an additional museum in Westminster Abbey – in the hitherto closed attic, admired by Betjeman. This triforium, now known as the “Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries” is built on the new Weston Tower, designed by Ptolemy Dean. Exhibits include Henry VII’s funeral effigy, an African Grey parrot owned…
Robin Hood in Richard’s Era

Jul 9, 2016

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Edward IV, George Green, Henry VII, John, Kirklees Priory, Little John, Piers Plowman, Richard I, Robin Hood, Robin of Redesdale, Star Chamber

It was in the 15th century when the legends of the infamous outlaw Robin Hood first began to be written down. Although most of our versions today have Robin existing in the reigns of Richard Lionheart and King John, the late medieval ballads state that the King was one of the Edwards, probably Edward II.…