Beverley Comes Face To Face With Its Tudor Past

Beverley Comes Face To Face With Its Tudor Past
October 16, 2020

St Mary’s Church in Beverley is presenting a pop-up exhibition telling the story of the town’s dramatic Tudor history.

A dozen life-size reproductions of paintings from the National Portrait Gallery’s prized Tudor collection will be accompanied by artefacts and images from the church itself. Pictures exhibited from the world’s largest collection of portraits will include King Henry VIII and several of his wives, by great artists such as Hans Holbein.

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Paras Pay Tribute to General Sir Michael Gray at Beverley Minster

March 31, 2011

Paratroopers and representatives from across the Royal Navy and the Army paid their respects to General Sir Michael Gray, who was laid to rest at Beverley Minster today. Sir Michael, an alumni of Beverley Grammar School, died aged 78 following a glittering military career that took in some of the top posts in the British Army – and included more than 1,000 jumps from a plane. Streets were closed as…

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