York: Last relic from Gunpowder Plot on show at Bar Convent
A last surviving relic of the Gunpowder Plot - which was owned by a man who was tortured and brutally executed for being a priest - has gone on show…
Source: yorkpress.co.uk
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Hide & Seek: Exhibition on Aftermath of Gunpowder Plot
A crucifix which once belonged to a priest is the only known item to survive of the thousands seized during raids on Catholic houses following the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. The relic will be redisplayed as part of Hide & Seek: The Aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot ...
Source: indcatholicnews.com
Michael Hodgetts, teacher and historian who studied the struggles of persecuted Catholics in the 16th century – obituary
He was an expert on priest-holes, which allowed clergymen to escape the attention of the authorities
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Crucifix belonging to York priest only surviving item from Plot raids
NEW research into a crucifix belonging to a friend of Guy Fawkes has found it is the only surviving item from the raids following the Gunpowder…
Source: yorkpress.co.uk