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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…
29th September 2021The King departs only to returnBy Martyn Taylor The shrine of St Edmund at the Abbey, visited by kings and queens over time would see an extended stay in 1433,…
3rd September 2021A Momentous CenturyBy Martyn Taylor The Abbey experienced  two cataclysmic disasters when in 1430 the great western Tower fell and  in 1465 when negligent plumbers left their…
3rd September 2021The Town Rebels and more troubleBy Martyn Taylor In 1327 a year of national unrest with the grim demise of Edward II the town was under the total control of…
3rd September 2021A Final Resting PlaceBy Martyn Taylor One of only a surviving handful in this country, the Chapel of the Charnel was a consecrated bone depository for skeletal remains…
3rd September 2021The Abbott’s BridgeBy Martyn Taylor Circa 1211, the land on the east side of the River Lark came to be used as The Vinefields, winemaking in monasteries…

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