15 April 1367. Henry IV was born in Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire. He was the 1st King of England from the Lancaster branch of the Plantagenets from 1399 to 1413. He was the first English ruler since the Norman Conquest whose first language was English and not French.

St Leonard's Church in Watlington Diocese of Oxford is opening its doors to paying guests who will be 'champing' - an idea developed by Churches Conservation Trust. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Do you remember the 1984 fire? We've put together a timeline of the night lightning struck the cathedral 👇

At 2.30am on Monday 9 July, fire alarms ring out at the Minster, automatically alerting North Yorkshire Fire Services who dispatched a team to tackle the blaze.

The 7th century crypt at Hexham Abbey in Northumberland. The crypt is the only surviving part of St. Wilfrid’s original church. #SaxonSunday #Hexham #Northumberland 📸 My own.

Cole Palmer scores a hat-trick in under 30 minutes and 4-0 at halftime Chelsea FC - must come more often!

Cadeirlan Deiniol Sant ym Mangor and Bangor University looking handsome this morning bathed in sunlight.

Pinnacles and chimneys, Beverley this afternoon.

There is a spring fayre in the cloisters today and the library has a second hand bookstall. The north cloister walk was rebuilt in the 1420's. The bosses on the ceiling show a fantastic series of angels and archangels holding blank shields. #worcestercathedral

Lapford #Devon
Late C15 rood screen, well-preserved and among the finest in the county. Fan vaulting enriched with Renaissance motifs. Fabulous! #ScreenSaturday

The 14th-century Litlyngton Missal is one of the Abbey’s greatest treasures. The Latin manuscript contains the readings and prayers used at the celebration of the Mass, along with a calendar of festivals and saints’ days.

#Archive30 #SomethingBig

Janet Gough Thanks.
Yes, and I particularly loved that (when I visited) there were so few others around. I'm very happy to let the crowds flock to Florence (which is a great city, obvs) while I enjoy the wonders of Bologna, Parma and Ravenna in relative quiet!

Janet Gough An astounding building, including Correggio's dome.

2 HELLMOUTHS I happen to be dealing with - apparently benign 12C sanctuary ring N door Durham Cathedral (lion eating a man - man's legs hanging out of mouth) & 15C Last Judgement fresco in San Petronio Bologna with sinners disappearing into both mouth ends of terrifying monster!

This May we continue our celebration of the bicentenary year of architect G.E. Street. Street was a leader of the Gothic Revival, designing churches and notable buildings such as the Royal Courts of Justice. 🧵

Good luck Will Gompertz Clare Gough + Ealing Book Festival team for tonight and all the events this weekend Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery ! It’s great to see a new book festival in #Ealing . ChiswickBookFest Chiswick Book Festival sprang out of the old Ealing Literary Festival in 2009! chiswickbookfestival.net/in-ealing/

Such fun to be at packed inaugural Ealing Book Festival event Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery with Will Gompertz new Director Sir John Soane's Museum 🏛️🖼️ and his book See what you’re missing in conversation with Clare Gough Pitzhanger Director

With 3 spires St Mary's Cathedral sits high in Edinburgh, & GG Scott’s 1870s tall, wide cruciform interior creates a powerful single space

West window by Clayton & Bell on the Revelation from Adam & Eve to new Jerusalem

South transept Millennium window by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi

George Gilbert Scott won 1872 competition for 1st Episcopal St Mary’s Cathedral Edinburgh, in early pointed style originally with 1 massive crossing tower & spire

#Edinburgh cathedrals a complex story

Post Reformation Charles I (the Martyr) created Edinburgh diocese 1633 & cathedral St Giles' Cathedral. National Church of Scotland Presbyterian (so state events but no bishops & seats)

Episcopal & Catholic cathedrals dedicated to St Mary later