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An awe-inspiring angel hammer beam roof, 15th century painted rood screen, rediscovered wall mural and 37 metre high landmark tower, introduce a remarkable story. This splendid medieval Norfolk country church is a surviving testament to over 900 years of England's history and is still used as a place of worship today. There are surprising connections to jousting knights and noblemen, horology, music, Westminster, the Boleyns, Chaucer, the literary Bronte family, Derby's silk industry, the modern Royal family and even the actor Stephen Fry. Based on firm foundations of earlier evidence and commentaries, a re-interpretation of some of the established perceptions leads on to the introduction of thought-provoking and original ideas. This book explores in-depth a church that is worthy of special status not only within local and regional heritage but in the context of the whole nation's history. An essential reference for historians, genealogists and general readers. It is illustrated and has useful appendices including early inventories, inscriptions and memorials. Comprehensively indexed.

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Norfolk is privileged to have more than its fair share of beautiful mediaeval churches. The Church of St Agnes in Cawston is one of Norfolk's finest examples and well deserves a work of this quality to tell its story. However, the author does more than produce a simply local story for she sets it in a much broader context; her unravelling of the mystery of Cawston church takes the reader into the history of the nation, tracing broader national issues through the life of this small, but influential village. This book draws together a wealth of information, deeply researched, and presents it in a readable and engaging style. I know that it provides an important record and also hope that it will serve as an example of what can be done to ensure that Norfolk's history is not lost but made accessible to new readers. The Venerable John Ashe, Archdeacon of Lynn, Diocese of Norwich.

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