Wells became a see in 909 AD, but in a tedious power struggle, the see was removed to Bath in 1090. Balance was restored in the 13th century when the see became shared between the two places. There ...

There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, parts, or passions; of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the Maker, and Preserver of all things both visible and invisible. And in ...

The Clarendon Code was a series of four legal statutes passed between 1661-1665 which effectively re-established the supremacy of the Anglican Church after the interlude of Cromwell's Commonwealth, ...

An upper storey of a church, raised above the level of the aisles. The clerestory is often pierced with large windows, admitting welcome light into the nave. Many medieval churches were initially ...

Albeit the king's Majesty justly and rightfully is and ought to be the supreme head of the Church of England, and so is recognized by the clergy of this realm in their convocations, yet nevertheless, ...

A stone basin used for washing holy vessels used during Mass or Communion services. Piscinas are usually set into a niche in the church wall near the altar (usually to the south side of the sanctuary ...

We know very little of the first few hundred years of the Anglo-Saxon, or "English", era, primarily because the invaders were an illiterate people. Our earliest records of them are little more than ...

Find out much more about English Castles and stately homes ...

Information on St Mary Magdalene Church, Cobham, Kent, home of the superb Cobham Brasses, with a church history, beautiful ...

Hugh the Breton's grandson was Roger de Tattershall, who died in 1212. Around 1230 Robert's descendants built a chantry chapel outside the Kirkstead Abbey gates. The chapel was called St Leonards ...

During the Napoleonic Wars, the British blockaded the European continent, hoping to isolate the Napoleonic Empire and bring economic hardship to the French. One result of this blockade was that goods ...

Towards the end of Henry VIII's reign very little building occurred in England. The debts run up by the spendthrift Henry meant that the country verged on bankruptcy. The wool trade, which had carried ...