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21st December 2021The Town suffers and recoversBy Martyn Taylor Unforeseen circumstance of the demise of the Abbey were that the poor of the town were no longer looked after via alms…
21st December 2021After the DissolutionBy Martyn Taylor St Edmundsbury Abbey, one of the richest in the country had acquired vast wealth over the centuries from its estates, manors and…
15th December 2021English Heritage reconstruct the Abbey Church in its splendourThe Abbey of St Edmund Heritage Partnership organised an English Heritage Presentation followed by a modest Christmas Social today, on Wednesday 15 December.  This was at The…
4th December 2021Illumin Abbey December 2 – 5, 2021Experience the Abbey Gardens as they’ve never been seen before… Illumin Abbey promises to be a wonderful spectacular of lighting, music and live entertainment, suitable…
25th November 2021Giant Monk launches special events yearBury St Edmunds will celebrate the founding of the Abbey of St Edmund by King Canute 1000 years ago with a year of special events…
22nd November 2021The immediate effects of the dissolutionBy Martyn Taylor It has been said that you will find robbed Abbey stone all over Bury St Edmunds such as in walls and cellars…
22nd November 2021The end of the AbbeyBy Martyn Taylor After Henry VIII’s break with Rome over the denial of his annulment from Katherine of Aragon by the Pope, Henry’s chief minister…
19th November 2021National Lottery Heritage Fund to support Abbey 1000 celebrations during 2022The National Lottery Heritage Fund has approved a Heritage Grant of £99,200 to support many of the events planned for the Millennium Celebrations of the…
15th November 2021Mary Tudor, Queen of FranceBy Martyn Taylor Mary Rose Tudor, born in 1496, youngest sister of Henry VIII went on to become Queen of France, via an arranged marriage…
29th September 2021The Abbey and tradeBy Martyn Taylor Guilds in the Middle Ages played an important role in society. They provided a way for trade skills to be learned and…

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