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Lynmouth Lifeboat
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This year The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) celebrates 200 years, during which time they have saved more than 140,000…
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Doodles and Decorations
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Work experience is a great way to get a feel for working in historic libraries and archives, whether for a…
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A Tale of Two Libraries
By Megane Quelvennec The Exeter Cathedral Library and Archives offers Discovery Days all year round for individuals who are interested in pursuing a career in…
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A Year of Two Elections
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This satirical broadside was one of a series produced in 1868, a year of two elections in Exeter, just as…
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John Marchesinus’ Guide for Clergy
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Towards the end of the 13th century, John Marchesinus, a Franciscan friar living near Modena in Italy, compiled an educational…
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International Archives Day: Stuart Moore’s Calendar of the Archives (1873)
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist “To the historian and the archaeologist these Archives are an almost unworked mine of priceless worth… the careful student of…
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Nutcombe Nutcombe
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist Nutcombe Nutcombe is a memorable sort of name, and one which many visitors comment on when they see it on…
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Meeting a Medieval Manuscript – with students at Exeter University
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian I recommend reading Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel, published by Allen Lane in 2016. The Guardian described…
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Richard Hooker: Inventing Anglicanism
By Emma Laws, Exeter Cathedral Librarian Richard Hooker, born in Heavitree on the outskirts of Exeter in either 1553 or 1554, was one of the…