A 'secret Catholic stash in the attic' the Times called it
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/secret-catholics-stash-in-the-attic-bsmwr80xk
It is an extraordinary find. English recusant history is fascinating. Remoteness helped of course.
A 'secret Catholic stash in the attic' the Times called it
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/secret-catholics-stash-in-the-attic-bsmwr80xk
It is an extraordinary find. English recusant history is fascinating. Remoteness helped of course.
Margaret Clitherow and Margaret Ward both spring to mind.
I didn't know these two so thank you for that.
Both northerners. The north of England harboured huge numbers of Catholics of course. Indeed Lancashire in particular retained large Catholic communities centuries after the reformation. And it was the 1569 Rebellion of the North that attempted to place Mary Stuart on the throne. But I'm sure you know all this already.
The history of English Catholicism from reformation to the emancipation of 1829 is fascinating. A small minority doggedly clinging on to the ancient faith of their ancestors. A remarkable tale.
I didn't know these two so thank you for that.
Both northerners. The north of England harboured huge numbers of Catholics of course. Indeed Lancashire in particular retained large Catholic communities centuries after the reformation. And it was the 1569 Rebellion of the North that attempted to place Mary Stuart on the throne. But I'm sure you know all this already.
The history of English Catholicism from reformation to the emancipation of 1829 is fascinating. A small minority doggedly clinging on to the ancient faith of their ancestors. A remarkable tale.
Sorry if it is a basic question, but how did the aristocratic Catholic families such as the Norfolks manage to protect their estates from the legal disabilities that applied to Catholics, e.g. in relation to inheriting land and alike?
Sad that most of the remaining Irish stately homes and castles are no longer lived in .
A lovely spot Malahide.
Sad that most of the remaining Irish stately homes and castles are no longer lived in .
There is certainly a difference in atmosphere between a lived in & a non occupied house. Less museum like.
Exactly what I was thinking also.
Childrens' toys in a corner, family photos, dogs - that sort of thing.
Here are a few more photos of the last knights daughter Catherine Fitzgerald and her husband Dominic West at the Castle.
https://www.architecturaldigest.com...ountry-castle-is-straight-out-of-a-fairy-tale
Catherine was previously married to Edward Lambton, Viscount Lambton (Future Earl of Durham).
A charming tour and history of Hatfield House from October 2020 orated by Lord Salisbury.
Such beautiful countryside.
There is a tradition that Prince Arthur, The Prince of Wales, the oldest son of King Henry VII of England, frequently lived with Sir Henry Vernon at his house Haddon Hall.