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Will you be attending, John?
Well the photo of the 'throne-room' is a bit too small to make a real judgement. But the heraldry and the colour of the benches kinda leap out at you, don't they?
Henk
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Van: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Namens John Briggs
Verzonden: woensdag 5 augustus 2009 20:33
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Onderwerp: Re: [M-R] Dover Castle chapel 'restoration'
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Henk 't Jong wrote:
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> Mostly amateur comments on what is supposed to be a historically correct
> chapel but isn't. And of course the utterings of the lunatic fringe. I
> cringed a bit, I must tell you. It does not sound like father Ray knew much
> about what the chapel was like in the later 12th century either. The chapel
> is the central room in the castle indeed. for a priest maybe, but not for
> the local lord it wasn't.
It isn't even certain that it *is* a chapel. There are odd features, and the main chapel would have been elsewhere in the castle. English Heritage are celebrating their re-display with a Conference at the Society of Antiquaries on 25-26 September. By all means list a series of questions for me to ask :-)
John Briggs
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