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Home from Home

By Goscelin of Canterbury

In Constantinople, capital of the Roman Empire, a man from Kent founded a glittering church for English refugees.

80

England’s Lost Civilisation

By Orderic Vitalis

Orderic Vitalis regrets the passing of a society far more refined and advanced than that which supplanted it.

81

Forgotten Melodies

By Orderic Vitalis

When the Normans came in 1066 they deliberately destroyed English chant, the last survivor in Western Europe of a tradition five centuries old.

82

The Character of the Conqueror

From The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle looks back on the reign of King William I.

83

Hugh Hammer-King

By Sabine Baring-Gould

Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, was kind to children and animals but Kings merited firmer handling.

84

The Beautiful Side of the Picture

By Sabine Baring-Gould

Heathen prince Boris I of Bulgaria (r. 852–889) commissioned St Methodius to paint an impressive scene for his palace walls.