Henry VII & the Glorious Wool Churches of the Cotswolds
About this episode
This episode explores the history of wool churches in the Cotswolds, highlighting their significance in medieval society and featuring a tour of notable examples.
In this episode of The Tudor History & Travel Show, we travel to the Cotswolds. An area made rich by its wool trade in the medieval times, wool merchants would often fund the construction and renovation of churches in their communities as a way to display their wealth and status. The churches became known as "wool churches." Joined by our guide, Dr Samantha Harper, we take a tour around two of the most prominent of these wool churches: St. John the Baptist in Cirencester and St Mary's Church in Fairford. This episode features exclusive material that was previously only available only to those in my membership, now shared to all as part of this special commemoration, published on the anniversary of Henry VII's death. To see a gallery of images associated with the places we discuss in this episode, head to the associated show notes page here. Some useful links, mentioned in this episode, are below: To discover more about Henry VII and Elizabeth of York's 1502 progress, click here To discover more about Henry VII and Elizabeth of York's 1502 progress, click here. England's Thousand Best Churches by Simon Jones In the meantime, if you want to keep up to date with all the Tudor Travel…
Topics covered
- Henry VII
- wool churches
- Cotswolds
- medieval trade
- church architecture
Keywords
- Tudor history
- travel
- churches
- wealth
- status
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