Description:Bell Harry tells the story of Canterbury Cathedral through some of the many famous people who have passed through the cathedral gate over the past thousand years.The frame story at the beginning and end wonders what happened to the Régale de France, the magnificent ruby presented to St Thomas Becket’s shrine by Louis VII of France in 1179.The rest of the book charts a variety of different tales, everything from the drafting of Magna Carta and the invasion of the cathedral by Wat Tyler at the head of the Peasants’ Revolt to Geoffrey Chaucer, the triumphant return of Henry V from Agincourt, the visits of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the chartering of the Mayflower , the wedding night of Charles I and the storming of the choir by the Roundhead troops of Oliver Cromwell.Using the available facts wherever possible, Bell Harry continues with visits to the cathedral by Wolfgang Mozart, future US President John Adams, Lord Nelson’s mistress Lady Hamilton, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and many other historic figures, each with an astonishing story to tell.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bell Harry. To get started finding Bell Harry, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Bell Harry tells the story of Canterbury Cathedral through some of the many famous people who have passed through the cathedral gate over the past thousand years.The frame story at the beginning and end wonders what happened to the Régale de France, the magnificent ruby presented to St Thomas Becket’s shrine by Louis VII of France in 1179.The rest of the book charts a variety of different tales, everything from the drafting of Magna Carta and the invasion of the cathedral by Wat Tyler at the head of the Peasants’ Revolt to Geoffrey Chaucer, the triumphant return of Henry V from Agincourt, the visits of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the chartering of the Mayflower , the wedding night of Charles I and the storming of the choir by the Roundhead troops of Oliver Cromwell.Using the available facts wherever possible, Bell Harry continues with visits to the cathedral by Wolfgang Mozart, future US President John Adams, Lord Nelson’s mistress Lady Hamilton, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and many other historic figures, each with an astonishing story to tell.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bell Harry. To get started finding Bell Harry, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.