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Jul 22, 20215 min read

July 22 Mary Magdalene

Today in 2016 Pope Francis passed a decree declaring a major feast day in honour of Mary Magdalene to be celebrated annually on July...

Jul 2, 20214 min read

July 2 St Swithun and St Swithins Day

Swithun, the Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester died today. It is difficult to get reliable historical facts about him, but he still has a...

Jun 27, 20213 min read

June 28 Monsignor Benson's Lord of the World

Today in 1906 Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson finished his dystopian science fiction novel called Lord of the World that centres upon the...

Apr 13, 20213 min read

Apr 14 The Founding of Poland

Conservative thinkers often refer to 'the estate of marriage' - as providing a stabilising influence on society. Today we remember how...

Apr 2, 20214 min read

Apr 3 Richard of Chichester

Today we go back to 1253 where we remember the death of Richard of Chichester. An interesting figure who stood out for his loyalty and...

Mar 31, 20214 min read

Mar 30 Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation

Today in 1533 Thomas Cranmer was consecrated as the Archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster, London . Todays pod looks at his unlikely...

Mar 23, 20214 min read

Mar 24 Papal Inderdicts and Magna Carta

Today in 1208 Pope Innocent III placed an interdict on the whole of England prohibiting clergy from conducting religious services. It...

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