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English religious art threatened by heating: experts

2011-06-15T14:30:47Z

They survived the iconoclasm of Henry VIII and the English civil war, but beautiful examples of early religious art in churches are now under threat from neglect and even heating, experts warned Wednesday.

The painted rood screens -- the stone or wooden structures that divide the public part of a church from the priest's area -- depict saints, prophets and kings and some are viewed as masterpieces of medieval art.

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The establishment of the Church of England

2010-11-29T15:46:38Z

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Spiritual roots of the Church of England

2010-11-29T15:46:37Z

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History of Lindisfarne

2010-11-29T15:46:44Z

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Thomas Cranmer and the Common Book of Prayer

2010-11-04T14:49:33Z

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Biographies: William Tyndale

2010-11-04T14:49:41Z

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Did Thomas More deserve his saintly reputation?

2010-11-04T14:49:27Z

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Bloody Mary - Mary Tudor

2010-11-02T18:36:33Z

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The Handkerchief

2010-11-02T19:53:24Z

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Henry VIII's Real Legacies

2010-10-11T15:07:27Z

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Types of Hour Glasses

2010-10-06T16:00:55Z

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Top 10 Heads That Rolled during the Reign of Henry VIII

2010-11-02T16:06:09Z

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FEMME FATALES ? THE ARCHITYPAL DESTRUCTIVE FIGURES

2010-10-06T03:20:59Z

One example of femme fatale is the character Matty Walker in Kathleen turner's Body heat. The way she seduces Ned Racine, a hunky lawyer, is one of the finest example of how THIS archetypal figure can lure a man to think with all his body parts other than brain.

There is a story of a femme fatale related to Henry...

Catholics Writing the Nation in Early Modern Britain and Ireland

2010-11-02T15:18:38Z

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The Tudor dynasty also called the House of Tudor

2010-10-14T12:24:27Z

The Tudor dynasty also called the House of Tudor was a royal dynasty from England which ruled for around 118 years, starting from 1485 to 1603. This period in the English history is known as the Tudor period. It descended from Welsh courtier Owen Tudor. They claimed on the English throne through maternal lines and emerged as wars of the roses as England?s rulers.

Christina Freville, has studies the tudors extensively and says that the Tudors descended from John Beaufort, the illegiti...

Interesting stories about King Henry VIII

2010-10-14T12:24:12Z

Henry VIII was born on 28 June 1491 and reigned as the King of England until his death on 28 January 1547. He succeeded his father Henry VII and was the second in the line of monarchs of the House of Tudor. He was a prominent figure in the history of England and Christopher Freville states that Henry is most attributed to the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church.

Henry VIII was the 6th child born to Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Henry had six siblings ...

Court of Augmentations

2010-10-22T09:55:07Z

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Thomas Linacre

2010-10-22T09:18:55Z

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Annates

2010-10-22T09:10:42Z

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Saint John Fisher

2010-10-22T09:09:03Z

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Photo: A Tudor Portrait

2010-11-02T14:49:34Z

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Why not share Anglican churches among Catholics, Muslims - and Anglicans?

2010-04-16T14:51:08Z

Suppose a public body owned tens of thousands of acres of real estate across England, mostly in prime residential areas. Suppose it showed little inclination to rationalise its holdings in any tough-minded way, but drifted on, barely able to maintain the property it owned. Would there not be a strong case for HM Government to step in and reclaim some of these assets from...

The Origins of Tennis

2010-10-19T15:07:50Z

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500th Anniversary Of King Henry VIII's Coronation Is Celebrated

2010-04-06T17:16:08Z

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: A man dressed as King Henry VIII processes to the River Thames at The Tower of London on June 20, 2009 in England. A weekend of events are being held to mark the 500th...

04/28/2009. Queen Elizabeth II at the 500th Anniversary of the founder of the Queen's Body Guard.

2010-04-08T17:53:31Z

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends a service at Westminster Abbey in London to mark the 500th Anniversary of the founder of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeoman of the Guard formed by

British Isles - Heritage of England

2010-04-13T02:10:12Z

View from a beached boat towards Lindisfarne Castle, built on the orders of Henry VIII in 1550

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Henry VIII 500 Years Anniversary

2010-04-15T17:11:16Z

A Hampton Court staff dressed in period costume leads a tour into Hampton Court, southeast of London, Britain, 09 April 2009. King Henry VIII's famous royal residence is playing host to ' Henry VIII :Heads and Hearts'' a years long exhibit marking the 500th aniversary of the mighty Tudor British monarch's accession to the throne

Henry VIII: Heads and Hearts at Hampton Court Palace.

2010-04-15T17:58:49Z

Henry VIII: Heads and Hearts at Hampton Court Palace. ....In 2009, King Henry VIII's most famous Royal residence, Hampton Court Palace plays host to a year long programme of exhibitions and events marking the 500th Anniversary of the Tudor Monarchs accension to the throne.....Hampton Court Palace has be...