Essential Wessex: Cardinal Wolsey in Wessex
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c1475-1530) was born in Ipswich, but he has strong ties to Wessex. He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford at the age of 15, earning himself the nickname…
Wessex Attractions: Saxon Church of St Laurence
The church of St Laurence in Bradford on Avon is one of England's best-preserved Saxon churches. A charter dating from 1001 documents it as having been granted by King Æthelred…
Wessex Attractions: St Catherine’s Chapel
St Catherine's is a 14th century chapel in Abbotsbury, Dorset. It was popularly believed up until the late 19th century that invoking St Catherine in prayer would help young women…