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04 January 2026
Promoted by a Miracle
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St. Dunstan's life had its ups and downs, as the Wheel of Fortune predicts. Driven from one king's court because of the jealousy of...
03 January 2026
Saint Dunstan
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There were three men in the 10th century in England who were called the "Three English Holy Hierarchs" for their work in reviving ...
01 January 2026
Æthelwold of Winchester
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It was a Bishop of Winchester who made a former Bishop of Winchester so prominent. Æthelwold of Winchester decided to rededicate the church...
29 December 2025
Henry's Choice
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Life was good for Henry of Blois. His brother Stephen was the king of England, Henry was not only Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey and Bishop of W...
28 December 2025
Henry of Blois
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Count of Blois Stephen II and Adela of Normandy had several children who have appeared in this blog. One of them, Stephen of Blois , became...
27 December 2025
The Last Abbot of Glastonbury
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This is the story of Richard Whiting , a faithful steward of Glastonbury Abbey , chosen by Henry VIII's most faithful servant (Cardinal ...
26 December 2025
Richard Whiting
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Richard Whiting (1461 - 15 November 1539) was educated as a young man at Glastonbury Abbey, then furthered his education in Cambridge at the...
25 December 2025
The Richest Abbey, Part 2*
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We started on Glastonbury yesterday . Glastonbury was popular and wealthy and a target for others' attempts at acquisition. The bishop o...
24 December 2025
The Richest Abbey, Part 1
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I've mentioned Glastonbury Abbey before, most notably here and here , but it was important for more than its legend as the dubious disc...
24 May 2024
King Cnut of England
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After over a year of fighting for control of England, Cnut of Denmark and Edmund Ironside made an agreement: Edmund would have London and e...
31 January 2022
Arthur's Grave
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In 1184, Glastonbury Abbey was devastated by a fire in the monastic buildings. A new Lady Chapel was consecrated in 1186, after which progre...
30 January 2022
Glastonbury Abbey
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Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset may be the best-known of English abbeys. Originally founded in 712 with the construction of a stone church, it...
26 January 2022
St. Æthelwold's Miracles
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Æthelwold, one of the Three English Holy Hierarchs, saintly figures who spurred the revival of monasticism in England, was a truly saintly m...
25 January 2022
St. Æthelwold
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Æthelwold was born about 910CE to a wealthy Winchester family. He served at the court of King Æthelstan (reigned 924-939), learning as much ...
25 March 2016
The Name Glastonbury
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Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, that has been inhabited since Neolithic times. A recent post discussed the discovery of ...
24 March 2016
Glass and Recycling
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In 1977-79, a shipwreck off the southern coast of Turkey was investigated. It was determined to have sunk about 1025. The ship's hold c...
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