Jim, as somebody very familiar with the bigger picture of the Reformation etc, - the details pertaining to Leicester have been very informative, many thanks, now on to part 2. Peace Gus
Hugely interesting and entertaining! Really fires the imagination. I really hope this will be a long running channel, definitely no shortage of history in Leicester! Thanks for keeping me sane!
Hi Jim, Here a reaction of Loek van der Heide, Harlingen, Port Frisia. Right several years I am very interested in about the history of Leicester. By Georg of Monmouth described as the place of Leros, Leir,.... King Lear.... By Momnouth described in 12th C. Also, some memorial processions in Leicester, dedicated to the saga Leir of Brittain... as I read in a description about Arch. finds at the construction of a mall-shop years 1980's in Leicester. About this King saga, I composed a concept of the named Opera, by Giuseppe Verdi, using the translation of Giulio Carcano in Italian. Based on a libretto, made by Antonio Somma, in 1855 approved by Verdi. Complete in concept now, is the vocal score and parthly, the orchestration. I'd like to inform You, of the progress of the opera, to be performed. Verdi himself came never to complete 'il Re Lear', I'd use Verdi's stile and idiom around Simon Boccanegra, Ballo in Maschera & La Forza. Cincerely greeting, Loek
This is an excellent series of history blogs, I can't wait for the 2nd part of series 4. I'm also going to share this with my neices and nephew as I think it could be of great help with their schoolwork.
This is all so exciting. I will be looking at Leicester in a different light when walking around I had no idea there had been so much religious intrigue.
Very very slight corrections from an ecclesiastical historian. The Dominicans follow the Rule of St Augustine - they were founded by St Dominic but he wrote no rule. They also lived in Priorys not Friary’s like the Franciscans which is why Holy Cross - the current Dominican church in the city is a Priory rather than a Friary. The priory rule holds for Augustinian Friars Hermits as well as the Friars Preachers.
Many thanks for your clarifications - really helpful. So, although the Dominicans were friars (hence, the “Black Friars”, they actually lived in a priory under a prior? Is that correct? Best wishes, Jim
@@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester exactly so. Think of Holy Cross in Leicester today. Dominican house full of friars but called a priory and has a prior. Same goes for the Carmelites or Whitefriars at - Ayelsford and in Kensington and the Augustinian Friars at Hoxton priory… and by implication old pre ref St Katherine’s and St Clements in Leicester. The only mendicant orders to call their houses friaries are the ones inspired by St Francis of Assisi. So the Order of Friars Minor, the OFM Conventual, the OFM Capuchin, and the newer OFMs founded since John Paul II. It’s a major post reformation error tho that’s absolutely all over the place in Nichols and his equivalents for other counties, and the VCH almost always gets it wrong. Don’t blame yourself for not picking it up. This history requires a certain familiarity with Catholic law and traditions which isn’t common these days… plus you’re fighting against a million post reformation sources that simply got themselves confused because there weren’t any actual friars left to correct them
Many thanks - that’s really helpful!! If ok, next time I venture into the realms of the medieval church, would you be happy for me to check my terminology etc with you in advance?
@@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester please please do. And I’m in Leicester so do reach out if you wanted to do a video inside the medieval parish church’s - id be so happy to help put something together to explain the liturgical point behind the various features if you got to doing a video inside st Margaret’s/St Mary de Castro/St Nicks - less obvious stuff like the functions of Easter Sepulchres and piscinae and those distinctly Gallican and Anglo Saxon church features are a particular obsession
Once again, no let down... we will have to have a beer at some point, for all this work we owe you one and it has to be said, it would be pretty interesting conversation.
Hi Christine, I have lowered the volume of the background music during the spoken parts for the next episode. Hopefully you'll find it less intrusive. Best wishes, Jim
Hi Karl, University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) used to hold training excavations at the Abbey for their students. They also do community digs every so often when anybody can go and help out for a day or so. Keep an eye on their website for future digs! 👍🏻 le.ac.uk/ulas
Jim, as somebody very familiar with the bigger picture of the Reformation etc, - the details pertaining to Leicester have been very informative, many thanks, now on to part 2. Peace Gus
Nice work Jim.. look forward to the next... thanks
Well worth the wait Thank you to all involved
Hugely interesting and entertaining! Really fires the imagination. I really hope this will be a long running channel, definitely no shortage of history in Leicester! Thanks for keeping me sane!
Thank you and you stay safe too Jim 😷 Yvonne 😀
Thank you so much I have much to learn about the city and county of my birth.
Very interesting 😎.
Great, many thanks.
.Very good talk but please stop the background music after a short introduction as very annoying
Ok thank you
Hi Jim, Here a reaction of Loek van der Heide, Harlingen, Port Frisia. Right several years I am very interested in about the history of Leicester. By Georg of Monmouth described as the place of Leros, Leir,.... King Lear.... By Momnouth described in 12th C. Also, some memorial processions in Leicester, dedicated to the saga Leir of Brittain... as I read in a description about Arch. finds at the construction of a mall-shop years 1980's in Leicester. About this King saga, I composed a concept of the named Opera, by Giuseppe Verdi, using the translation of Giulio Carcano in Italian. Based on a libretto, made by Antonio Somma, in 1855 approved by Verdi. Complete in concept now, is the vocal score and parthly, the orchestration. I'd like to inform You, of the progress of the opera, to be performed. Verdi himself came never to complete 'il Re Lear', I'd use Verdi's stile and idiom around Simon Boccanegra, Ballo in Maschera & La Forza. Cincerely greeting, Loek
Wens rhe next episode cry cry lol
Excellent work Jim. This is a really good introduction to the history of your city.
This is an excellent series of history blogs, I can't wait for the 2nd part of series 4. I'm also going to share this with my neices and nephew as I think it could be of great help with their schoolwork.
Please do!
This is all so exciting. I will be looking at Leicester in a different light when walking around I had no idea there had been so much religious intrigue.
Very very slight corrections from an ecclesiastical historian. The Dominicans follow the Rule of St Augustine - they were founded by St Dominic but he wrote no rule. They also lived in Priorys not Friary’s like the Franciscans which is why Holy Cross - the current Dominican church in the city is a Priory rather than a Friary. The priory rule holds for Augustinian Friars Hermits as well as the Friars Preachers.
Many thanks for your clarifications - really helpful. So, although the Dominicans were friars (hence, the “Black Friars”, they actually lived in a priory under a prior? Is that correct? Best wishes, Jim
@@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester exactly so. Think of Holy Cross in Leicester today. Dominican house full of friars but called a priory and has a prior. Same goes for the Carmelites or Whitefriars at - Ayelsford and in Kensington and the Augustinian Friars at Hoxton priory… and by implication old pre ref St Katherine’s and St Clements in Leicester. The only mendicant orders to call their houses friaries are the ones inspired by St Francis of Assisi. So the Order of Friars Minor, the OFM Conventual, the OFM Capuchin, and the newer OFMs founded since John Paul II. It’s a major post reformation error tho that’s absolutely all over the place in Nichols and his equivalents for other counties, and the VCH almost always gets it wrong. Don’t blame yourself for not picking it up. This history requires a certain familiarity with Catholic law and traditions which isn’t common these days… plus you’re fighting against a million post reformation sources that simply got themselves confused because there weren’t any actual friars left to correct them
Many thanks - that’s really helpful!! If ok, next time I venture into the realms of the medieval church, would you be happy for me to check my terminology etc with you in advance?
@@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester please please do. And I’m in Leicester so do reach out if you wanted to do a video inside the medieval parish church’s - id be so happy to help put something together to explain the liturgical point behind the various features if you got to doing a video inside st Margaret’s/St Mary de Castro/St Nicks - less obvious stuff like the functions of Easter Sepulchres and piscinae and those distinctly Gallican and Anglo Saxon church features are a particular obsession
Once again, no let down... we will have to have a beer at some point, for all this work we owe you one and it has to be said, it would be pretty interesting conversation.
As always Jim, compelling viewing.. Now on to part 2 😊
Loving these short History talks. It may be me but the background “music” is quite irritating and seemed louder today. Still well worth watching.
Hi Christine, I have lowered the volume of the background music during the spoken parts for the next episode. Hopefully you'll find it less intrusive. Best wishes, Jim
@@HiddenHistoriesofLeicester Just change it please.
I found the music quite atmospheric thankyou.
Really enjoyed this episode Jim. Looking forward to the next.
Who built these amazing structures?????
Fabulous so interesting james well done xx
I love ❤️ your channel
Great episode and really interesting! Would love to see more on Leicester Abbey! Is it true there is a tunnel under there somewhere...?
Hmmm, don’t know but wouldn’t surprise me. I’ll do some digging (not literally! 😉👍) 🙂
Hidden Histories of Leicester 😂 I’d love to get involved in some archeology around there! Maybe a career change when I win the lottery...
Hi Karl, University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) used to hold training excavations at the Abbey for their students. They also do community digs every so often when anybody can go and help out for a day or so. Keep an eye on their website for future digs! 👍🏻 le.ac.uk/ulas
Hidden Histories of Leicester perfect, thank you for the info!
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