#Salisbury England

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Salisbury Cathedral by Roy Llowarch Via Flickr: Travelled up to Salisbury today to revisit the wonderful cathedral. It has the tallest spire in the United Kingdom. I climbed to the top of the spire last time I visited back in 2014. The tower is not open at the moment due to Covid-19 rules on social distancing. Salisbury cathedral is one of our newer Norman cathedrals as it was not built until 1220AD. Sadly the weather today as you can see was cloudy and overcast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Cathedral

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Salisbury Cathedral by leevistal.

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S T O N E H E N G E

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Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds by John Constable

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Salisbury, Britain's tallest cathedral, on a sun-drenched spring day.

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A Benedictine monk wheels a fellow monk in his wheelchair past one of artist Sophie Ryder's sculptures of a lurcher and a Lady Hare sitting on top of a horse in The Close, outside the cathedral, Salisbury, England, 2016 - by Ian Berry (1934), English/South African

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Remnants of a ringed iron age hill fort built at Old Sarum, dated to 400 B.C., plus later structural remnants, in Salisbury, England.

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Stonehenge 1987, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England

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A scene from the very last Stonhenge Free Festival.

Salisbury Plain, England

1984

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Sheep relax among the sunny morning mist in the Harnham Water Meadows under the spire of Salisbury Cathedral. England, UK.

The Times in Pictures

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By Copter_Shot

Stonehenge, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

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Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, UK

Stephanie LeBlanc

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people really do not know what they're talking about when it comes to Elizabeth Woodville's social status, huh?

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On This Day (25 Aug) in 1540, Katherine Grey was born at Bradgate House, Leicestershire; the second daughter of Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset and his wife Frances Brandon.

Whilst her elder sister Lady Jane Grey was renowned for her intelligence and religious fervour, Katherine was known for her warmth and affection (in particular towards her pets), as well as her beauty. In Aug 1561, a heavily pregnant Katherine Grey was imprisoned in the Tower of London by a furious Elizabeth I after discovering her secret marriage to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford 9 months previously. Whilst in the Tower she gave birth to two children (who were later deemed illegitimate), following a forced annulment of her marriage, due to the belief that it was part of a conspiracy against Elizabeth, given her previous claims to the English throne.

Katherine was later released from the Tower in 1564, although remained under house arrest, having been separated from her children. Weak and depressed, and refusing to eat, Katherine died on 26 Jan 1568 aged 27yo of consumption at Cockfield Hall, Yoxford; she was initially interred in the nearby chapel, although her body was moved to Salisbury Cathedral, and buried alongside Edward Seymour beneath a great monument dedicated to the pair, following his death in 1621.

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Stonehenge, 2 May 1816 by Francis Etheridge

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The thatched villages of Wiltshire speak to a vanished way of life..