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- English Catholics and the Supernatural – a Zoom talk with Dr Francis Young – Monday 13th May 2024, 7.30pm
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- Secret Hiding Places by Micheal Hodgetts – new edition
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ECHA Newsletter for May 2024
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English Catholics and the Supernatural – a Zoom talk with Dr Francis Young – Monday 13th May 2024, 7.30pm
Our next Zoom presentation will be from Dr Francis Young. Francis Young is a UK-based historian and folklorist specialising in the history of religion and belief. He is the author, editor or co-author of over 20 books and well-known as an authority on the religious history of Britain and the Baltic region.
To join the talk please email us for the Zoom link on englishcatholichistory@gmail.com
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A National Repository of Saints: The Relic Collections of Westminster Cathedral – a Zoom talk with Dr John Jenkins
Cardinal Vaughan’s vision for his new cathedral at Westminster was for a building which would represent the centrality of the Catholic faith to English history, and this is exemplified in the choice of saints and relics he collected for the church. This talk looks at Westminster’s relic collections in the first fifty years, how and why they were acquired, how they were used, and how they were distributed, and tells a forgotten story of how the cathedral’s relics inspired and promoted a very English Catholic identity up to the end of the Second World War.
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Secret Hiding Places by Micheal Hodgetts – new edition
A new edition of Michael Hodgetts’ major work ‘Secret Hiding Places’ has been published, with the addition of many colour illustrations. The first edition of the book has been out of print for many years (only available second hand and overpriced). The new edition is available to ECHA members at a 15% discount on both the hard back and soft back versions. Simply follow the link below to order your copy at discount. This offer is also available to members of the Midland Catholic History Society.
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Visit to Holywell, North Wales, Saturday 25 May 2024
ECHA have organised a visit to St Winefride’s Well, North Wales. All our members and friends are welcome. The booking form and the email address of our Secretary, whom you should contact if you have any questions about the visit, are given below.
Programme:
10:30am: Arrival at St Winefride’s Well CH8 7PN
12pm: Veneration of the Relic
12:30pm: Lunch Break
3pm: Visit to St Winefride’s Catholic Church, Well Street CH8 7PL
4pm: Depart
Charge: Members: £5 Non-members: £8
Please click here for the Booking Form
Please return to our Secretary, William King, by 25th March 2024
Email: sec.echa@yahoo.com
The Bishops of Lancaster – a talk by Paul Severn, Tuesday 9th April, Grange-over-Sands LA11 7NH
To mark the centenary of the Diocese of Lancaster, Dr Paul Severn has written a new book entitled The Roman Catholic Bishops of Lancaster.
This will be launched at Boarbank Hall, Grange over Sands LA11 7NH on Tuesday 9 April 2024
The programme will be:
- 10.00 am Mass celebrated by Bishop Paul Swarbrick
- Coffee
- A talk on the Bishops of Lancaster by Paul Severn
- 12.30 pm The Midday Office followed by lunch
To book your place, please email: p.severn@freeuk.com
Please advise of any special dietary or other requirements. There will be charge of £10 to cover catering costs payable on the day
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The Blounts of the West Midlands: An English Catholic Family in the Reign of Elizabeth I with Dr Elizabeth Norton
Dr Elizabeth Norton is a specializes in the queens of England and the Tudor period. Her PhD thesis looked at the Blounts in the long sixteenth century, with a particular focus on their faith in the Reformation period and before. She has written widely, including the critically acclaimed ‘The Lives of Tudor Women’ (Head of Zeus, 2016) and ‘The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor’ (Head of Zeus, 2015). She is currently writing the first full length academic study of Jane Seymour. http://www.elizabethnorton.co.uk/
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Caroline Chisholm: The Emigrant’s Friend by Joanna Bogle
Joanna Bogle gives an engaging presentation about the fascinating, little-known life of Caroline Chisholm, Catholic reformer and friend of emigrants in the Australia of the 1840s. Caroline travelled to Australia with her husband and family in 1838. Very soon she realised that little help was given to migrants, especially women, who often, as a result, ended up in prostitution. She set up a system to enable them to find respectable work, by the end of the 1840s she had assisted over 11,000 migrants, often without official support and working tirelessly to raise public awareness.
She was often successful in attracting influential people to her cause, especially when she returned to the United Kingdom in the late 1840s and gave evidence to a committee of the House of Lords – a considerable achievement for a woman at that time.
Joanna Bogle is an author, journalist, and broadcaster. Her interest in Catholic history of London led her to set up the website ‘Catholic History Walks‘. Her recent book, Caroline Chisholm: The Emigrant’s Friend is available online and at all good bookstores.
Listen here by clicking on the arrow OR to go to our Podcast for this and previous presentations – see below
Find the podcast by clicking here for Spotify (available on Android) or here for Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (for Apple devices).
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Preserving English Catholicism in WW2 with Joshua Madrid
Our Zoom presentation on TUESDAY 16th JANUARY 2024, 7.30pm was “God Pickle You Gentlemen”: Preserving English Catholicism in the Second World War, 1940-1944 with Joshua Madrid. Joshua gave us a fascinating insight into the subject. You can hear his talk below.
The Second World War brought about unprecedented changes both physically and socially on the British home front. Between 1940 and 1944, the mass evacuation of civilians from urban centres, destruction caused by bombs dropped throughout the Blitz, and changes in social care responsibilities by the State as a result of wartime exigencies, forced the Government to reconsider the extent of its duty of care to British citizens. Amidst these evolving changes, the Roman Catholic Church was also heavily involved in reform discussions to ensure that Catholic interests were preserved as well. This presentation will explore the various avenues both lay and ecclesial Catholic leaders took to engage with wider British society to help shape what would become the British welfare state.
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St Aethelthryth of Ely with Ian Styler
On TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER at 7.30pm via Zoom we welcomed Dr Ian Styler to hear his presentation on St Aethelthryth of Ely (also known as St Aetheldreda).
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Three Marian Shrines in 16th Century England – a Zoom presentation with Tim Guile, 15 November 3pm
WEDNESDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2023, 3pm Via Zoom
Three Marian Shrines in Sixteenth Century England with our Chairman, Tim Guile
November Research Seminar, Centre of Marian Studies
To watch this presentation go to this link
Walsingham Abbey, Norfolk
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A Journey On Foot – Pilgrimage in the Western Tradition with Dr Anne Bailey
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ECHA Newsletter for September 2023
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Know Popery with Tim Guile – a talk at Lewes, East Sussex, 3 November 2023, 7pm
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Anne of Cleves – The Survivor Queen with Valerie Schutte
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Mary Queen of Scots and Lady Katherine Grey: Dynastic Competitors with Conor Byrne – Tuesday 1 August, 7.30pm
Our next Zoom presentation takes place this TUESDAY 1 AUGUST 2023 at 7.30pm. Conor Byrne will explain the dual claims to the English throne of Mary Queen of Scots and Lady Katherine Grey which caused Elizabeth I such turmoil and ended in tragedy.
Click here to register for this talk via Eventbrite
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Leanda de Lisle: Henrietta Maria, the Queen Behind the Black Legend
Watch the video below for our latest Zoom presentation from Leanda de Lisle, who gave a wonderful portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I.
For the audio only listen via the player below or go to our podcast to listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
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The Iconography of Queen Mary: A Different View by Peter Stiffell
This talk examines a number of portraits of Mary I to gain an understanding of how Mary used iconography to present her queenship. Peter is based at the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Kent. His research explores the iconography of Mary I via her portraiture and material culture, as well as exploring imagery surrounding Marian coins, medals and seals.
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Visit to Spetchley Park, Worcestershire, 6 July 2023
We have kindly been invited to join members of the Midland Catholic History Association on the forthcoming visit to Spetchley Park in Worcestershire on 6th July.
The house and chapel are home to the Berkeley family. The house is not normally open to the public so we are keen to take advantage of this opportunity to see the beautiful house and chapel, and nearby church of All Saints.
Further details can be found on this link
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ECHA Newsletter for May 2023
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