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date: 21 Mar
The Execution of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer  -   March 21st 1556.     The first half of the sixteenth century saw a massive upheaval in the Church with the spread of Protestantism – the ideals of the German cleric Martin Luther. Nowhere was this more...
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  • 16th Century
  • Kings & Queens
  • Religion
  • Tudor
date: 25 Dec
Christmas is the day when Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus, who they consider to be the Son of God. The name itself comes from the Mass of Christ which is where they remember that Jesus died for them and came back to life....
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  • Religion
  • Roman
  • This week in history
  • Victorians
date: 01 Nov
1st November 1512  -  Pope Julius II celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel for four years on All Saints’ Day 1512 due to, what might be called in modern parlance, a “makeover”. The scaffolding was down and the ceiling was exposed for all...
tags:
  • 16th Century
  • Art & Culture
  • Classical Art
  • Religion
  • This week in history
date: 03 Oct
October 3rd 1226  -  St. Francis of Assisi is the Patron Saint of ecologists. He was awarded this title to honour his incredible love for nature and in particular, for animals. Canonised two years after his death by Pope Gregory IX no one could have...
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  • 13th Century
  • Biography
  • Religion
  • This week in history
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