Janelle will discuss devotional art and their hidden symbolism, that decorated churches in Europe. First touching on the Northern Renaissance and the role of altarpieces, Janelle will next take a closer look into who commissioned them. The last two works are private devotionals and connect to the powerful and well-known Medici family. An interesting theme that will be discussed in the final segment of this talk is the tradition of ring wearing in history.
Douglas discusses the emergence of the Maritime Church in both coastal and river environments, facilitated by the travelling activities of Early Christian and Celtic Saints. Douglas sheds insight into how we might find clues in the landscape to understand how Christianity has geographically trave...
Mark’s lecture will focus on the “Meaning, Mystery and Beauty of 18th Century Symbolic Gravestones” and the Memento Mori that proliferated in this period. The lecture will be given by Mark Hatton who is an expert in this field and will be including many of his own photos to illustrate what promis...
Henry VIII’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon is one of the iconic events of English history. At the start of the negotiations, no-one would have predicted it would end in a break with Rome. It took six years of cajoling, bribing, spying and lying before the Henry and his ministers made that fina...
