The priory dates back to 1239 as a community of Augustinian Catholic women, which closed in 1538 during Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries.

Mr Molyneux said: "We knew we were looking at the remains of a building of some importance. It is within a distinct date range that appears to be 12th or 13th century, which is the date the priory ...

Better known perhaps for his six wives - divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived - as the rhyme of their fates ...

OXFORD, ENGLAND—A cemetery at Littlemore Priory in Oxford has been excavated ahead of the construction of a new hotel. “Burials within the church are likely to represent wealthy or eminent ...

Traces of Medieval Priory Found in the East of England News April 28, 2020 (National Trust/Oxford Archaeology East) ...

The museum is based in a medieval priory founded by the Cluniac order of monks in the 13th century. In 1921, the sandstone coffin was discovered on the grounds of the property, with a skeleton inside.

"At the beginning, once I owned the priory, I didn't know what to do with it," admits Vial. "It was a frustration because we didn't know how the excavation would evolve.

Tucked away off Fore Street, the priory has been described as one of Exeter's hidden jewels A medieval priory in Devon is to receive a cash boost of £115,000 to help pay for urgent repairs.

The talk by Karen Slade of The Company of Artisans is due to take place Great Malvern Priory on Saturday, October 19 at 6.30pm, followed by canape refreshments.

Part of a ruined Leicestershire priory lost in undergrowth for more than a decade has been uncovered. A team of National Highways traffic officers helped clear part of the 800-year-old Grace Dieu ...