September 14 - Henry VIII the shrine destroyer

Yes, on this day in Tudor history, 14th September 1538, a religious shrine which had stood since the early 12th century, was destroyed on the orders of King Henry VIII. The Shrine of Our Lady of Caversham was destroyed as part of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries.
 
In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, shares contemporary accounts of the shrine's destruction, which included details of what was seized and sent to London.

 
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