A Failed Tudor Marriage
A sixteenth century will reveals evidence of family tensions and a failed Tudor marriage in a prominent gentry family the Fitzherberts of Norbury, Derbyshire
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The Demolition of Hafod House
In this article I look at a lost country house from rural Wales, as we explore the construction, rebuilding and demolition of Hafod House in Ceredigion.
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The Violent History of Glastonbury Tor
Sitting above the town of Glastonbury and presiding over the Somerset Levels is a large hill called Glastonbury Tor, it is a beautiful place but has a violent history.
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Donor images in medieval art
What are donor images? Donor images are figures of the patrons of a work of art, and their incorporation into paintings, stained glass and in other contexts was a common occurrence in the late medieval West. Often these images are shown interacting with other images within a work of art, with figures of the saints or of the Holy Trinity.
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