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No trace of the medieval Colne Priory in Essex remains above ground, as the site is now occupied by a later building of the same name, and in private ownership. However, for decades archaeologists have been digging into its past as the priory was once one of the key religious buildings in the country and burial […]
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Colne Priory – Revisiting the Excavation Of The Earls Of Oxford’s Tomb Sites
September 20th, 2022 
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No Comments »Norton Priory: The Most Excavated Monastic Site in Europe
February 18th, 2021 Awake Goy Norton Priory is a former Augustinian abbey located in Cheshire, England. Established in the 12th century, it was originally meant to house a community of Augustinian canons. During the 14th century, Norton Priory was raised to the status of an abbey. In the 16th century, however, Norton Priory was forced to close, as a result of Henry VIII’s Dissolution […]
Hoax of the Century? The Truth About Pierre Plantard’s Priory of Sion
December 29th, 2020 Awake Goy Emerging in the Middle Ages in monarchic circles, chivalric orders gradually morphed into fraternities and social circles, predominantly in Christian societies. These knightly orders were a privilege often reserved for the wealthy, the influential, and the aristocratic, and were thus “the place to be.” Meanwhile, Pierre Plantard was a simple French man who simply wanted […]
