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The original Leiston Abbey was once the home of pirating monks, but today the ruins of the second Leiston Abbey, showcasing some of the finest and most complete monastic remains in the south of England Read more Section: News Premium Preview Read Later Source Views: 0
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Restoring The Ruins Of Reading Abbey, Resting Place Of Kings
November 17th, 2022 
Awake Goy Reading Abbey was once one of the largest monastic complexes in the British Isles. It was one of the pinnacles of religious life in England and the burial place of King Henry I. Read more Section: News Premium Preview Read Later Source Views: 0
Local Heroes Save Historic Malmesbury Abbey from Fiery Ruin
June 9th, 2022 Awake Goy Malmesbury Abbey in Wiltshire, England, was attacked by arsonists on Friday evening. The 12th century center of learning would have been entirely lost, Read more Section: News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Europe Read Later Views: 0
Massive Medieval Tannery Identified at Spectacular Fountains Abbey
October 27th, 2021 Awake Goy The original purpose of a mysterious patch of land beside England’s Fountains Abbey has finally been deciphered. Experts have concluded that it’s the largest and best-preserved tannery ever discovered at a medieval abbey in Britain. Unearthing the Source of Income at Fountains Abbey Founded in 1132 AD, Fountains Abbey was built near the River Skell […]
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No Comments »Bury-St-Edmunds Abbey: Shrine of the King, Cradle of the Law
September 4th, 2021 Awake Goy If you’ve never visited the Suffolk region of southern England, you may not have heard the name of Bury-St-Edmunds. But this small medieval town is home to one of the most important and powerful monasteries of the Middle Ages. The Abbey compound is now in ruins, and aside from two rather impressive gatehouses little of […]
Henry III’s Rediscovered Westminster Abbey Sacristy Opens to Tourists
July 10th, 2021 Awake Goy The long-lost Great Sacristy of Henry III, built nearly eight centuries ago and rediscovered in 2020, will be open to the public for the first time this summer. The 13th century king ordered this sacred building be constructed for use by Benedictine monks, who would be assigned to his then under-construction Westminster Abbey church in […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: abbey, henry, opens, rediscovered, sacristy, tourists, westminster No Comments »Subterranean Discovery: Medieval Welsh Abbey Tunnel from Norman Invasion Period
March 8th, 2021 Awake Goy Archaeologists announced the discovery of a 12th-century tunnel network, this time, beneath an abbey in Wales. And this Welsh abbey tunnel is so long that that archaeologists project that it will take many years for them to get to the end of this now emerging medieval subterranean find. The Norman invasion of Wales opened the […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: abbey, discovery, medieval, norman, subterranean, tunnel, welsh No Comments »Reading Abbey: Ruined Are A Reminder of Medieval Religious Strife
January 23rd, 2021 Awake Goy Reading Abbey was erected in 1121 in the town of Reading within in the county of Berkshire, England. It was a royal monastery established by King Henry I to pay homage to his ancestors and his successors and would serve as a burial site for Henry himself in 1136, thus making it a royal mausoleum. […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: abbey, medieval, reading, religious, reminder, ruined, strife No Comments »Reading Abbey: Ruins Are A Reminder of Medieval Religious Strife
January 23rd, 2021 Awake Goy Reading Abbey was erected in 1121 in the town of Reading within in the county of Berkshire, England. It was a royal monastery established by King Henry I to pay homage to his ancestors and his successors and would serve as a burial site for Henry himself in 1136, thus making it a royal mausoleum. […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: abbey, medieval, reading, religious, reminder, ruins, strife No Comments »King Edward II’s Stone Head Unearthed at British Abbey
October 3rd, 2020 Awake Goy An excavation at a medieval Abbey in Britain has uncovered a treasure trove of finds. These include the personal effects of nuns and examples of religious art. But the most surprising artifact among the discoveries is a mysterious stone head. An examination of the object suggests that it may represent the face of the tragic […]
Hundreds of Skeletons Uncovered During Westminster Abbey Excavation
August 25th, 2020 Awake Goy The decomposed body parts of hundreds of medieval monks have been uncovered on the grounds of Westminster Abbey in London, during the excavation of the long-lost Great Sacristy of Westminster Abbey built by Henry III. Usually located inside churches or within an annex, a sacristy is a room used by monks for storing church vestments, sacred […]
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May 28th, 2020 Awake Goy ACH (1264) Dr. Peter Hammond – The Real Story Behind Downton Abbey And What It Teaches Us About The Crisis We Face TodayTHE ACH SHOW In today’s show originally broadcast on May 28 2020, Andy interviews Dr. Peter Hammond, for a show entitled, “The Real Story Behind Downton Abbey And What It Teaches Us About […]
