by gayemack | Oct 12, 2012 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
By the fall of 1539, Thomas Cromwell’s methodical eradication of England’s abbeys and monasteries on behalf of King Henry VIII had well been underway for a few years. Beginning with the smaller houses in 1537, the campaign eventually found it’s way to...
by gayemack | Oct 4, 2012 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
Throughout Europe in the tenth century, almshouses, particularly in Great Britain emerged as centers which provided charitable housing based on Christian values for those struggling in dire poverty. Although the religious aspect is less important today than it was in...
by gayemack | Sep 24, 2012 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
The latter part of England’s twelfth century saw the increasing emergence of bibles, painstakingly created in the wealthiest of religious houses and cathedrals, certainly keeping everyone busy in the Scriptorium. Among those that have survived time not to mention the...
by gayemack | Sep 13, 2012 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
On my recent trip to the UK as noted in my last post, I spent the better part of a day in Winchester Cathedral. Although I’ve visited this magnificent structure many times in the past, I’ve learned there’s always something new for me to discover and this visit was no...
by gayemack | Sep 6, 2012 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
As I write this post, I’m currently ensconced in one of my favorite English cities, Oxford, where tomorrow I’ll be tramping around what remains of Godstow Nunnery just outside of the city and the setting for book #3 in my ‘Flight Through Time’ historical mystery...
