Today is the 640th anniversary of the death at lotto off in Leicestershire of the rector, John Wyclif - also, of course, spelt as Wycliffe. ...

Today is the 564th anniversary of the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. The Lancastrian victory resulted in the death of Richard Duke of York, wh...

Today is the principal feast day of St John the Apostle and Evangelist. Unlike his namesake St John the Baptist the life of the Evangelist h...

The  New Liturgical Movement  website marks St Stephen’s Day with an interesting article about the Gospel reading for the Mass for today in ...

  Today is the Feast of St Stephen the Martyr. St Stephen from The Demidoff Altar by Carlo Crivelli. Painted in 1476 it is now in the Nation...

  Statue of the Virgin and Child English work dated  to 1340-80 Discovered with two other statues under the floor of Flawford church when it...

I was pleasantly surprised yesterday afternoon to see in the list of new life peerage creations on the recommendation of the Leader of the C...

Today is the 870th anniversary of the coronation at Westminster of King Henry II and his Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. King Henry II from the...