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A History of Reading Abbey by John and Lindsay Mullaney
Reading Abbey, a Cluniac monastery, was founded in 1121 by Henry I, the son of William the Conqueror, in remembrance of his own son William, who had died tragically at sea. Little remains now of what was once the largest and … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic History, John and Lindsay Mullaney, Reading Abbey
Bishop Youens of Northampton by Mrs Margaret Orborne
Bishop Laurence Walter Youens was a convert to the Catholic faith from Anglicanism, and was ordained priest in 1901 in High Wycombe, the first Catholic priest ordained there since the Reformation. After a period of missionary work in North Africa, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bishop Youens, English Catholic History, Northampton Diocese
St Alphege: Saint of Bath and Saint for our Times by Dr Giles Mercer
St Alphege was born near Bath in 954 and died a martyr 1011. Little known today, his life is however an example and inspiration. Dr Giles Mercer, former headmaster of Stonyhurst and Prior Park Schools and author of a recent … Continue reading
The English Dominican Province by Fr Richard Finn OP
26 Fr Richard Finn OP, a member of the Dominican house in Oxford, gives a lucid and informative account of the establishment of the Dominican Order in England. He covers their growth up to the time of the Reformation, their … Continue reading
Downside Library & Archives by Dr Simon Johnson
Dr Simon Johnson is Director of Heritage at Downside Abbey, a Benedictine Abbey and school in Somerset, England. Established in the 19th century, Downside is home to one of the best collections of religious manuscripts in the world. A recent … Continue reading
Shakespeare and the English Reformation by Lady Clare Asquith
Lady Clare Asquith published her acclaimed book ‘Shadowplay: The Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare’ in 2005, a study of how Shakespeare secretly addressed the most profound political issues of his day, and how his plays embody a … Continue reading
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Tagged Clare Asquith, English Catholic History, English Reformation, Shakespeare
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St Nicholas Owen: Priest-hole Maker by Tony Reynolds
St Nicholas Owen was arguably one of the most fearless and courageous of the Catholic martyrs of the Reformation. He learnt joinery as a trade and put his skills to use in fashioning the most ingenious priest-holes in England during … Continue reading
