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lancashirepast.com
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| | | | | The church that stands today as Blackburn Cathedral is a mix of Georgian and mid-Twentieth Century architecture. Welcoming those of faith and no faith alike, inside there is a wealth of artisan design and history that stretches back to Medieval and Tudor times. Blackburn Cathedral The site the cathedral stands on is an old one,... | |
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artandtheblackdeath.wordpress.com
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| | | | | The Gothic churches of the Middle Ages featured elaborate sculpture work and were sanctioned by the pope; the seventh centuryPope Gregory noted that "To adore images is one thing; to teach with their help what should be adored is another. What Scripture is to the educated, images are to the ignorant ... they read in... | |
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stainedglassattitudes.wordpress.com
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| | | | | Usually the idea of what a cathedral ought to be, that is, a colossal church building with a vast hall-like interior verging on the sublime, is said to originate in France in the twelfth century. And yes, while buildings like the Abbey church of St-Denis and cathedral of Sens in the 1140s did develop important... | |
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historytheinterestingbits.com
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| | | Bess of Hardwick Bess of Hardwick is perhaps the most famous Tudor woman, outside of the extended Tudor royal family. A friend of Queen Elizabeth I, and confidant of Katherine Grey, she was also gaoler to Mary, Queen of Scots. An accomplished needlewoman, she is probably best known having built Chatsworth House and Hardwick Hall... | ||
