Medieval History
A medieval abbey that's home to a community of Belgian monks has been badly damaged by fire.
The abbey in Rochefort, in southern Belgium, is famous for the strong beer brewed there by the Trappist monks.
Click here to see the video report from BBC News
- Hexham Abbey Receives £1.8m To Restore Medieval Buildings
Hexham Abbey in northeast England has been granted £1.8m from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a restoration of the Abbey?s medieval monastery buildings. The restoration project includes the creation of a state-of-the-art visitor centre and community...
- Abbey Craig ? A Burning Question
The hilltop of Abbey Craig is best-known as the site of the National Wallace Monument, which commemorates the 13th-century Battle of Stirling Bridge. But while the Scottish commander William Wallace reportedly watched the armies of Edward I massing from...
- £200,000 Goes To Monastic Sites In Eastern England
The Heritage Lottery Fund is spending almost £200,000 on two projects for medieval monasteries in eastern England ? the first two discover excavate the site of Ramsey Abbey and the second to promote Wymondham Abbey. Students at Abbey College will receive...
- Medieval Recipe Book Reveals Wealth Of Evesham's Monks
A Worcestershire historian has compiled a book of recipes used by Benedictine monks of Evesham Abbey. David Snowden of the Evesham Historical Society has published Pies and Flans, containing ingredients and dishes from medieval times. They are all recipes...
- Insight Into The History Of Glastonbury Abbey Revealed In A New Display Of Artefacts
A diverse collection of objects dating from prehistory to modern times, has this week gone on display at Glastonbury Abbey in time for Easter. The objects have all been chosen by Abbey Trustee, Dr Tim Hopkinson-Ball, and were selected because of the...
Medieval History
Fire damages centuries old abbey
A medieval abbey that's home to a community of Belgian monks has been badly damaged by fire.
The abbey in Rochefort, in southern Belgium, is famous for the strong beer brewed there by the Trappist monks.
Click here to see the video report from BBC News
- Hexham Abbey Receives £1.8m To Restore Medieval Buildings
Hexham Abbey in northeast England has been granted £1.8m from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a restoration of the Abbey?s medieval monastery buildings. The restoration project includes the creation of a state-of-the-art visitor centre and community...
- Abbey Craig ? A Burning Question
The hilltop of Abbey Craig is best-known as the site of the National Wallace Monument, which commemorates the 13th-century Battle of Stirling Bridge. But while the Scottish commander William Wallace reportedly watched the armies of Edward I massing from...
- £200,000 Goes To Monastic Sites In Eastern England
The Heritage Lottery Fund is spending almost £200,000 on two projects for medieval monasteries in eastern England ? the first two discover excavate the site of Ramsey Abbey and the second to promote Wymondham Abbey. Students at Abbey College will receive...
- Medieval Recipe Book Reveals Wealth Of Evesham's Monks
A Worcestershire historian has compiled a book of recipes used by Benedictine monks of Evesham Abbey. David Snowden of the Evesham Historical Society has published Pies and Flans, containing ingredients and dishes from medieval times. They are all recipes...
- Insight Into The History Of Glastonbury Abbey Revealed In A New Display Of Artefacts
A diverse collection of objects dating from prehistory to modern times, has this week gone on display at Glastonbury Abbey in time for Easter. The objects have all been chosen by Abbey Trustee, Dr Tim Hopkinson-Ball, and were selected because of the...