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Mortgage burning was a twentieth-century custom in the United States of America (U.S.A.) that was the ritual incineration of the promissory note (mortgage) upon satisfaction of the payment schedule by the purchaser (debtor, or mortgagor). This ritual was performed to celebrate the release of the debtor from further payment obligations, and was ...
[2] [3] Henry acceded to the throne two months prior, following the death of King Henry VII on 21 April, and Catherine became his wife and queen on 11 June. The ceremony was presided over by William Warham, the incumbent Archbishop of Canterbury, and organized by Lady Margaret Beaufort, the King's grandmother who died 5 days later.
King Henry VIII sitting with his feet upon Pope Clement VI, 1641. Henry is generally credited with initiating the English Reformation – the process of transforming England from a Catholic country to a Protestant one – though his progress at the elite and mass levels is disputed, [208] and the precise narrative not widely agreed upon. [68]
While Henry was king, the English language was gradually introduced into services alongside Latin. The English-language Great Bible was authorised for use in 1538. Priests were required to read from it during services. [19] The earliest English-language service of the Church of England was the Exhortation and Litany. Published in 1544, it was ...
During the reign of King Henry VIII, Rogation processions were used as a way to assist crop yields, with a notable number of the celebrations taking place in 1543 when there were prolonged rains. During the reign of King Edward VI , the Crown having taken much of the Church 's holdings within the country, liturgical ceremonies were not ...
The litany was prefaced with an "Exhortation to Prayer", which was a homily-styled discourse on the nature of prayer. The "Exhortation" was intended to be read in public before the procession started. [10] Published on 27 May 1544, the litany was the first authorised English-language service. [1] It was to be used for Rogation and Lenten ...
The Liber Regalis (Latin for "Royal Book") is an English medieval illuminated manuscript which was, most likely, compiled in 1382 to provide details for the coronation of England's new queen, Anne of Bohemia.
Henry II, enthroned (fol. 11v) Throne image of Charles the Bald in the Codex Aureus of St Emmeram After the coronation image comes the image of Henry II enthroned, framed by a 3D meander . In this image the king is depicted facing the viewer, sitting on a box-shaped, golden throne studded with gems under a massive Ciborium which is supported by ...