medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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Quoting John Briggs <[log in to unmask]>:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> V. Kerry Inman wrote:
> >
> > Vikings and other medieval bad guys sometimes burnt churches. Then
> > one might want to white wash them over. There is this one famous building
> > burnt by the British in 1812 and it was so badly stained from the smoke,
> > that they painted it white. It has been a White House ever since. Are
> > there medieval parallels?
>
> This is an urban myth. The White House was faced with locally-quarried
> sandstone (the main structure was of brick), rather than high-quality
> limestone, and that weathered so badly that within a few years it had to be
> rendered and painted. It was known as the White House before the War of
> 1812, and wasn't burnt until 1814. Apart from that...
>
> John Briggs
>
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