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Celebrating the flowers of These Isles. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Fiona Chartres
Fiona Chartres@chartres_Fiona·
The stunning 14thC vaulted ceiling in the nave of Tewkesbury Abbey for #MedievalMonday Featuring a collection of roof bosses that depict the life of Christ, I defy anyone to leave without an aching neck!
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On 4th May 1535, the first five martyrs of the English Reformation were executed at Tyburn Tree, London. John Haile, a secular priest, had been convicted of treason for denouncing Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and subsequent remarriage to Anne Boleyn. Richard Reynolds, a Bridgettine monk, along with three Carthusian priors, John Houghton, Robert Lawrence, and Augustine Webster, had been condemned for their refusal to sign the Oath of Supremacy. This recently instituted declaration recognised Henry VIII as Supreme Governor of the Church of England, supplanting papal authority. Instead of violating their consciences, these pious men chose to sacrifice their mortal lives in order to preserve the salvation of their souls; the agony of execution would pale in comparison to eternal damnation. Today's Feast of the English Martyrs commemorates those canonised or beatified men and women who were martyred for their Catholic Faith between 1535 and 1680.
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Image credit: (1) J. M. W. Turner (1802) 'South view of Salisbury Cathedral from the Cloisters'; courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum. (2) J. M. W. Turner (1796-7) 'Entrance to the Chapter House, Salisbury Cathedral'; courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Admiring William Turner's sublime watercolours of Salisbury Cathedral this Sunday. Though there are many details to appreciate within each painting, the divine light radiating from the Chapter House is truly exceptional; I expect that it shall always be my favourite Turner composition.
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Guy Stagg
Guy Stagg@GuyStagg·
'The Trees' by Philip Larkin
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createstreets@createstreets·
“Contextual design”?
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Britain's Lost & Living Pubs
Britain's Lost & Living Pubs@Britains___Pubs·
Thank you to everyone who has just joined us, as well as everyone who's been following this account for a while, Thanks to your love for pubs and sharing our content, you help this page and it's message reach far and wide. 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
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Matt Edwards
Matt Edwards@Matedwards7·
Shadows and light 2. The Cloisters, Norwich Cathedral. #Norfolk
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Empire Aesthetics
Empire Aesthetics@Empireaesth·
Queen Elizabeth II during her first tour of Australia (1954)
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A few photographs of the beautifully maintained Italianate gardens, with many blossoms in bloom!
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Powys Castle basking in the Welsh sun, earlier this week 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 I highly recommend visiting to explore the rich history of this medieval fortress and its eminent inhabitants. The exceptional Clive Collection contains some truly magnificent pieces, and there is an abundance of natural beauty to admire throughout the grounds. #Powys #Wales #Medieval #Castle #VisitWales
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Image credit: (1) Statue of David Livingstone at Victoria Falls National Park, Zimbabwe; Uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by Wayne77, CC BY-SA 3.0. (2) Map of the Travels of David Livingstone in Africa (1873); Gutenberg Project.
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Today, we commemorate the life of the venerable David Livingstone: a learned physician, intrepid explorer, and resolute missionary, whose steadfast faith guided him from Lanarkshire to Chitambo, where he died on 1st May 1873. Pious and industrious from a young age, Livingstone's childhood consisted of labouring in a cotton mill by day, studying Latin and Greek by night. Having saved money to enrol at Anderson's College, Glasgow, Livingstone read Medicine, enabling his acceptance into the London Missionary Society in 1838. Ordained as a missionary in 1840, Livingstone set sail for South Africa, landing at Cape Town in March, 1841. During his exploration of the continent, Livingstone's tribulations included: a lion mauling; confrontations with Boers, as well as the Portuguese, whose inhumane treatment of the natives he found repugnant; countless illnesses, injuries and infections. Yet Livingstone persevered, propelled by his desire to bring 'Christianity, Commerce, Civilisation' to Africa, and thus destabilise the still-prevalent slave trade. Simultaneously, while traversing Africa, his cartographic productions advanced Western knowledge of the continent. For instance, Livingstone is thought to have been the first European to have laid eyes upon the waterfall situated between Zambia and Zimbabwe, naming them Victoria Falls in honour of his sovereign. The Greek verb hupomeno derives from hupo (under) and meno (to abide, remain); it connotes an active acceptance of a burden, a willingness to bear one's cross. Livingstone embodied this notion until his death in 1873, after which his heart was buried in the Zambian soil. Today, over 95% of Zambia's population is Christian. 'For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also'' (Matthew 6:21).
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Rob Crilly
Rob Crilly@robcrilly·
British newspapers have better letters pages. Fact
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ChurchScapes
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St Mary’s Church, Stamford , Lincs
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Plantagenet
Plantagenet@Plantagenet1455·
Coat of arms featuring celestial imagery.
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John Ord
John Ord@Ord1e·
Another fine example from St. Mary's at Studley Royal #ThursGate
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