“Tudor” persecution
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This began at the usual time of 14:00 at St. Mary’s Church, most of which is medieval but the remains were clearly built in instalments. This Church is, as we discovered, a peculiar of the province of Canterbury, hence the roundels feature the Archbishops’ arms. A window, thought to be assembled in Victorian times, features…
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BBC2’s “The Tudors” is back and series three has seen a resumption of the anachronisms. In 1536-7, Pope Paul III is seen referring to Reginald Pole as “Father”. John has confirmed my belief that Pole did not become a priest until 1557 but was a deacon or even a sub-deacon when Paul III created him…
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