Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales : descriptive, historical, pictorial (1890)
Bonney, T. G. (Thomas George), 1833-1923, Bonney, T. G. (Thomas George), 1833-1923 · London : Cassell · leaf 32
t stately and beautiful proportions. Athelstane, King of the Saxons, in 937, being on a campaign to Scotland,visited Beverley on his way to York, and offered his prayers for success at theholy shrine. Then, drawing his dagger from its sheath, he deposited it on thehigh altar as a pledge, vowing… … THE PERCY SHRINE. 574 ABBEYS AND CHURCHES. [Beverley his host on every side. On his return to Beverley the king amply redeemedhis pledge by founding- here a college of secular canons, endowing it with lands,and bestowing the privilege of sanctuary, which it enjoyed until the Reforma-tion. The…
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