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Amongst his possessions were 600 books and they were valued then at £300 and Frances give them all to York Minster. [4] These books are the basis of the library (now at Old Palace, York). Frances had been his wife for over fifty years and she died the following year and she was buried in York Minster's lady chapel. [4]
York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England.The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. [6]
His wife, Frances, was the daughter of William Barlow, Bishop of Chichester. [2] His son, Tobie Matthew was an MP and later a convert to Roman Catholicism. Tobias died at Cawood on 29 March 1628 at 81 years old; he was buried in the Lady Chapel of York Minster. [9] Matthew left his fortune not to his sons or the church but to his wife Frances ...
In a bid to reduce its carbon footprint, 184 solar panels are being fitted to York Minster's roof.
Sir Rowland Belassis of Belasis, Beauly and Wolveston, knighted at the Battle of Lewes, 1264, acquired the estate of Houghton-le-Spring in right of his wife by charter dated 1239, namely Mary Le Spring, daughter of Sir Henry Le Spring. Billingham Argent, two bars gules on a canton of the second a lion passant of the first. (Foster, Joseph, ed ...
The wedding of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Katharine Worsley took place on Thursday, 8 June 1961, at York Minster in York, England. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, was the eldest son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, while Katharine Worsley was the only daughter and fourth child of landowner Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet.
The Old Palace in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England, is also known as the Minster Library and is in Dean's Park. It houses York Minster ’s library and archives as well as the Collections Department and conservation studio.
[13] [14] Richard and Anne's son, Edward of Middleham, was created Prince of Wales in York Minster on 8 September 1483 following their Royal Progress across England. [15] Anne was on good terms with her mother-in-law Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, with whom she discussed religious works, such as the writings of Mechtilde of Hackeborn. [16]