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4 giorni fa · In 1092 Hugh I, earl of Chester, took the first steps towards the transformation of a church of secular canons dedicated to St. Werburgh into a Benedictine abbey. The early history of the church of canons and its connection with St. Werburgh is a matter of 'legend and guesswork'. (fn. 1) The legend is preserved in the writings of two monks of ...
2 giorni fa · Kevin Costner directed and stars in 'Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter One,' kicking off a quartet of films about the settlement of the West.
1 giorno fa · 55.852°N 2.386°W. / 55.852; -2.386. Abbey St Bathans ( Scottish Gaelic: Abaid Bhaoithin) is a parish in the Lammermuir district of Berwickshire, in the eastern part of the Scottish Borders. Unique in its topography, it is situated in a long winding steep wooded valley that follows the Whiteadder Water. The parish had a population of 106 at ...
3 giorni fa · THE ABBEY OF TEWKESBURY. According to the chronicle of Tewkesbury, Oddo and Dodo, two Saxon lords who lived during the reign of three Mercian kings, Ethelred, Kenred, and Ethelbald, founded the first monastery at Tewkesbury. (fn. 1) Modern research has shown that Oddo lived at least 300 years (fn. 2) after Dodo.
3 giorni fa · During the fifteenth century its condition was somewhat improved, and the abbots of Bardney were amongst those summoned to Parliament; but there were debts and difficulties again in 1440, (fn. 25) and the revenue of the house in 1534—£366—seems very little for a house originally so well endowed.
20 ore fa · The first Downton Abbey: The Movie delivered internal drama as the household prepare d for a royal visit; in its sequel Downton Abbey: A New Era, an inherited French Riviera villa raised questions of legacy and concluded with the death of formidable dowager countess Grantham (played with relish by Dame Maggie Smith, now 89).
21st of May 1424. The coronation of James I as King of Scotland takes place at Scone Abbey in the Scottish town of Scone. After the ceremony King James performs his first knighthood ceremony, honouring 18 prominent nobles.
