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National Tree Week
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist For some of us, tree-spotting is a year-round pastime, but what better time could there be for more of us…
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From the Library: Pride and Prejudice; or, the real Miss Bennets of Exeter
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian One of the great joys of working with old books is discovering their individual histories – who owned them, when…
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The Nature and Virtues of Pompions
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian At this time of year, the shops are full of all sorts of pumpkins: oval and round shaped; large and…
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Exon Domesday
By Emma Laws, Cathedral LibrarianIf you have visited our exciting new Treasures Exhibition, you will have seen part of Exon Domesday on display. This incredible…
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‘Trusty and welbeloved. We grete you wele’
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist ‘Trusty and well-beloved, we greet you well’ is a splendid way to begin a letter. Better than simply ‘Dear…’, or…
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Exeter Cathedral in the 1920s
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist The ‘Devon in the 1920s’ festival has been running throughout the year, with events across the county. This week, our…
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St Francis of Assisi
By Canon Ian Morter On 4 October, the Western Church celebrates perhaps one of its most popular saints – Francis of Assisi. I was pleased…
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The Desire To Be Like Christ
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Towards the end of his life, Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, known as Francis of Assisi, returned to the town…
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Captain Tully, The 109 Year Old Man Who Wasn’t Buried at Exeter Cathedral
By Ellie Jones (with thanks to Diane Walker) Research often takes us in unexpected directions. One day this week, whilst looking into the spectacular wedding…
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Our Mysterious Universe
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This past summer I began reading Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time. It’s actually taking me rather a long…