The Vyne in Hampshire – a National Trust mansion – houses the window,which was concealed in a fish pond during civil warIn the spectacular Tudor stained glass windows now being re-installed at a National Trust mansion in Hampshire, a slim and beardless young Henry VIII kneels meekly in prayer near his beloved wife Catherine of Aragon and his sister Margaret. The artists who painted the lovely little white dogs, or symbols of fidelity,curled up sleeping near the two women, could never have imagined the centuries of devout and political tumult to approach, or the orgy of stained glass smashing particularly targeted at such blatantly Roman Catholic and royalist imagery. Related: Pip pip hooray: National Trust steps in to save 300 cider apple trees Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com