Canterbury Cathedral, Interior, Anglophile Friday

interior...except for this shot, of course

The past two Anglophile Fridays have consisted of shots of the town of Canterbury and Canterbury Cathedral. Although I have many more photos of the glorious interior of Canterbury Cathedral, we are ending (for now) this Canterbury series with these few photos.

 Saint Michael's Chapel

I went to bed last night without scheduling this post to publish. And now I'm not quite so annoyed with myself for getting it up later than usual, because I just finished reading Mike's 'A Bit About Britain' post in which Stephen Langton is also mentioned. Be sure to catch that post about Magna Carta. 

(Saint Michael's Chapel)

Memorial Chapel for the Royal East Kent Regiment

Stone Stairway, worn down from centuries

of pilgrims on their way to Trinity Chapel

which used to contain the shrine of Saint Thomas.
(see below)

1220-1528

 The Thomas Becket Candle

For the story of Thomas Becket and King Henry II, the BBC has a good summary. It was written by an associate producer of Simon Schama's A History of Britain, so I figure it's possibly more reliable than Wikipedia, and besides, I love that series. Who doesn't like Simon Schama.

  On the sign:

"The candle burns where the shrine of St. Thomas of Canterbury

 stood from 1220 to 1538 when it was destroyed by order of King Henry VIII"

And a few more photos of the interior of Canterbury Cathedral:

And for you other Anglophiles, be sure to stop in at Martha Ellen's blog.  She and her husband recently took their dream cruise to England and she's blogging about it. You won't be disappointed.


Have a great weekend, friends!

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This post might possibly be linked to one of more of the following:

Mosaic Monday and Roses of Inspiration and  Treasure Box Tuesday and Tuesday with a Twist  and  Tweak it Tuesday  and  Good Fences and  Freedom Fridays  and Vintage Inspiration Friday