2012年6月7日星期四

Little Jack Horner and Darley Abbey

Little Jack Horner and Darley Abbey,Christian Louboutin

Darley Abbey is a small historical village located in the heart of England between Derby city and the Derbyshire Dales. Visitors to the welcoming settlement may fancy booking accommodation at before setting off and having the whole day to explore the area properly. Originally used as an Augustinian priory,christian louboutin soldes, Darley Abbey was established in roughly 1140 and quickly became one of the richest Abbeys in Derbyshire. Despite running the original Derby School,christian louboutin soldes, the Abbey was almost completely destroyed due to the Dissolution of the Monasteries act during the Tudor period. The Dissolution of the Monasteries was initiated by King Henry VIII after declaring himself Supreme Head of the Church of England in February 1531. If the split from Rome was largely a result of Henry desire to be granted a divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon, the Dissolution of the Monasteries was primarily prompted by greed. The 1553 Act in Restraint of Appeals eradicated the rights of the clergy to appeal to the Vatican in Rome, as the King was now head of all spiritual and financial matters. This change of law ensured that all ecclesiastical taxes that were previously paid to Rome were now supposed to go to the monarch. There are a multitude of for visitors to stay at for a night or two. You can visit the abbey today and learn more about its history. There are many tales to discover which are attributed to the Dissolution period,mbt schuhe, not least the popular English nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner. Little Jack Horner Sat in the corner,scarpe hogan, Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said 'What a good boy am I,Christian Louboutin Pas Cher!? It is claimed that the rhyme refers to Thomas Horner who allegedly transported a huge Christmas pie hiding a dozen manor deeds to London,Christian Louboutin, for the last abbot of Glastonbury before the dissolution. Whilst transporting the package Horner opened the pie and helped himself to the deeds to the manor of Mells in Somerset. Although history shows that Thomas Horner did become owner of the manor, his descendants claim that the legend is untrue.


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