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Cranmer and Croydon’s part in the Book of Common Prayer
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: This week’s announcement of the appointment of a new Archbishop of Canterbury will have revived interest in Croydon’s connections with the role, with six of Dame Sarah Mullally’s predecessors being buried at the Minster. Here, DAVID MORGAN tells … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged Anne Boleyn, Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, Catherine of Aragon, Church of England, Croydon, Croydon Minster, Croydon Palace, David Morgan, English Reformation, Hugh Latimer, King Edward VI, King Henry VIII, Nicholas Ridley, Queen Mary, Queen Mary I, Roman Catholic, Thomas Cromwell, Tower of London
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Mystery surrounding the lost coffin of Sir William Brereton
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: One of the heroes of Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War was given Croydon Palace as a reward for his efforts. But no one seems to know the location of his last resting place, as … Continue reading
On Croydon’s Tudor trail to track down the court of Henry VIII
MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: The lost brasses of what used to be known as the Croydon Parish Church provided rich accounts of the town’s important role in English history, writes DAVID MORGAN Entrepreneurs really have missed a trick in Croydon. … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged Catherine of Aragon, Croydon, Croydon Minster, Croydon Palace, David Morgan, Henry VII, Henry VIII, John Redinge, Tudors
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