Henry VII & the Glorious Wool Churches of the Cotswolds

In this episode of The Tudor History & Travel Show, we travel to the Cotswolds. An area made rich by its wool trade in the medieval times, wool merchants would often fund the construction and renovation of churches in their communities as a way to display their wealth and status. The churches became known as "wool churches."

Joined by our guide, Dr Samantha Harper, we take a tour around two of the most prominent of these wool churches: St. John the Baptist in Cirencester and St Mary's Church in Fairford.

This episode features exclusive material that was previously only available only to those in my membership, now shared to all as part of this special commemoration, published on the anniversary of Henry VII's death.

To see a gallery of images associated with the places we discuss in this episode, head to the associated show notes page here.

Some useful links, mentioned in this episode, are below:

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To discover more about Henry VII and Elizabeth of York's 1502 progress, click here.

England's Thousand Best Churches by Simon Jones

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Show Credits:

Presenter: Sarah Morris

Guest: Dr Samantha Harper

Produced by Cutting Crew Productions

Chapters

(00:00:21) - Tudor History & Travel
(00:03:33) - Tudor History & Travel
(00:05:34) - Tudor History and Travel
(00:06:03) - Exploring the Chamber Books
(00:07:40) - Henry VII's visits to the Cotswolds
(00:09:06) - The Cathedral of Cirencester, the Cotswolds
(00:11:29) - Henry VII and Cirencester
(00:13:42) - Henry IV's 1502 Progress
(00:16:33) - Henry VII and the reasons for travelling to Wales
(00:21:04) - Henry VII's Chapel in Cirencester Church
(00:31:17) - Cirencester Church
(00:36:25) - Beautiful church in Fairford, Gloucestershire
(00:39:36) - The porch of Cirencester Church, Swindon
(00:42:26) - John Tame's Tomb, Leicester
(00:48:40) - The 15th century carving on the chancel screen
(00:51:37) - Henry VIII's coronation in the Great Church
(00:59:51) - Ways to Read a Church
(01:02:32) - Tudor History, History and Travel

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