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Meissen Kommission
By Professor Morwenna Ludlow Two weeks ago I was privileged to visit Hannover as a member of the Meissen Kommission – a group continuing the…
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John March of Exeter
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian There comes a time in the life of every rare book librarian when you have to think about re-cataloguing books.…
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Exeter Cathedral to be First Tour Venue for ‘Crown and Coronation’ Light Show
A preview image from the new ‘Crown and Coronation’ sound and light show by Luxmuralis, which opens at the Tower of London next month before…
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Reflections: Helpless in the Face of Suffering
By Canon Chris Palmer The attention of the world is on Gaza and Israel following the terrible violence, kidnapping, suffering, and loss of life in…
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Hive Trees and Whirlpools: Describing Dartmoor in the 11th Century
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This week we have an Anglo Saxon curiosity from the Archives. There is a small early 11th century document, written in…
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Let Everything that Hath Breath: Praise the Lord
By Canon James Mustard It was in this Cathedral Community that I first explored my vocation to ordained ministry, and this was the place that…
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Singing in Secret: William Byrd and his Exeter Contemporaries
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian In 1635, Lieutenant Hammond of Norwich made a survey of the western counties of England. On visiting Exeter Cathedral, he…
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The Fool’s Cap
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist A delightful surprise recently emerged in the Archives. These jester-type characters appear on the loose covers of some court books…
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Pamela’s Parmesan Biscuits
By The Very Rev’d Jonathan Greener On the morning of Bishop Robert’s farewell, Pamela provided Parmesan Biscuits (about 600 in total) to accompany the bubbles. People…
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Enough for Everyone
By Rev’d Phil Wales I still remember a time, decades ago now, when my mother accidently created momentary havoc in our family by a very…