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That Whitehaven Feeling
By Revd Philip Wales Over the summer, I enjoyed, as many of us did, some holiday time with family and friends. But sooner than I…
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Heritage Open Days “Amazing Architecture”: Blueprints
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist There are hundreds of architectural records in the Cathedral Archives, including drawings, accounts, reports, photographs, and more. They record many…
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Book Review: Angela Merkel – Freedom: Memoirs 1954 – 2021
By Canon Dr Mike D Williams A political giant. Few politicians have had such influence over a changing Europe as Angela Merkel. This is the…
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The Learned Woman
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Frontispieces are visual introductions to books. This beautiful frontispiece engraving by the Dutch engraver, Pieter van den Berge, introduces the…
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True Greatness
By Revd Preb Julian Ould The world is full of “greats,” but by and large we mistake them for “not so greats.” We follow trends,…
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Under the Skin: Peeling Back the Layers of Old Books
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This book has seen better days. True, there are no queues at the West Wing door to see it today…
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The Hope of Glory
By Canon Chris Palmer This month, we mark the end of the Second World War, including the first use of atomic weapons at Hiroshima and…
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International Cat Day
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist Every Cat-hedral has its cat stories (sorry, I couldn’t resist!) and Exeter is no exception. From unnamed cats on the…
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Book of Hours
By Canon Ian Morter A few weeks ago, the Cathedral’s new Treasures Gallery received The Fortescue Book of Hours, on extended loan from the Countess…
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Across the Board
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This engraved plate is from the Cathedral Library’s first-edition copy of De Ludis Orientalibus Libri Duo, a history of Eastern…