St. John’s Chapel is one of the
best preserved Anglo-Norman churches and was an amazingly serene place
of beauty that belied much of its history from the 14th century to 1858
as a store for state records
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Chapel of St. John's is not only the best-preserved interior in the
White Tower, but also one of the best examples of Anglo-Norman church
architecture in England. Although it was probably orginally brightly
painted, Henry III (1216-72) embellished it with stained glass windows
representing the Virgin and Child and St. John the Evangelist, a
painting of Edward the Confessor, and a figure of Christ. For much of
its later history, it was used to store state records.
By tradition, it was here that King Henry VII's wife, Elizabeth of York, was laid in state after dying at the Tower in childbirth. It was also here that Henry VIII’s eldest daughter, Mary, was betrothed by proxy to Philip of Spain. St. John’s is still a royal chapel and the Queen’s Chaplain performs a series of services throughout the year.
- See more at: http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/Sightsandstories/Prisoners/Towers/ChapelofStJohns#sthash.GHw3tRDF.dpuf
By tradition, it was here that King Henry VII's wife, Elizabeth of York, was laid in state after dying at the Tower in childbirth. It was also here that Henry VIII’s eldest daughter, Mary, was betrothed by proxy to Philip of Spain. St. John’s is still a royal chapel and the Queen’s Chaplain performs a series of services throughout the year.
- See more at: http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/Sightsandstories/Prisoners/Towers/ChapelofStJohns#sthash.GHw3tRDF.dpuf
This room of pure clean beauty
is hidden inside a forbidding fortress. In 1078, the victorious William
the Conqueror started to build the White Tower, the square keep at the
heart of today’s Tower of London. In it, he included this scintillating
example of the style of building known as Romanesque. The arches,
columns and rounded vault of this ethereal chapel are dazzling in their
confidence and humble in their piety. It is a place that creates a mood,
still and sensitive and spiritual. This ravishing masterpiece of the
Middle Ages proves the Normans had soul as well as strength. John
Kellerman/Alamy
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Chapel of St. John's is not only the best-preserved interior in the
White Tower, but also one of the best examples of Anglo-Norman church
architecture in England. Although it was probably orginally brightly
painted, Henry III (1216-72) embellished it with stained glass windows
representing the Virgin and Child and St. John the Evangelist, a
painting of Edward the Confessor, and a figure of Christ. For much of
its later history, it was used to store state records.
By tradition, it was here that King Henry VII's wife, Elizabeth of York, was laid in state after dying at the Tower in childbirth. It was also here that Henry VIII’s eldest daughter, Mary, was betrothed by proxy to Philip of Spain. St. John’s is still a royal chapel and the Queen’s Chaplain performs a series of services throughout the year.
- See more at: http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/Sightsandstories/Prisoners/Towers/ChapelofStJohns#sthash.GHw3tRDF.dpuf
By tradition, it was here that King Henry VII's wife, Elizabeth of York, was laid in state after dying at the Tower in childbirth. It was also here that Henry VIII’s eldest daughter, Mary, was betrothed by proxy to Philip of Spain. St. John’s is still a royal chapel and the Queen’s Chaplain performs a series of services throughout the year.
- See more at: http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/Sightsandstories/Prisoners/Towers/ChapelofStJohns#sthash.GHw3tRDF.dpuf
The
Chapel of St. John's is not only the best-preserved interior in the
White Tower, but also one of the best examples of Anglo-Norman church
architecture in England. Although it was probably orginally brightly
painted, Henry III (1216-72) embellished it with stained glass windows
representing the Virgin and Child and St. John the Evangelist, a
painting of Edward the Confessor, and a figure of Christ. For much of
its later history, it was used to store state records.
By tradition, it was here that King Henry VII's wife, Elizabeth of York, was laid in state after dying at the Tower in childbirth. It was also here that Henry VIII’s eldest daughter, Mary, was betrothed by proxy to Philip of Spain. St. John’s is still a royal chapel and the Queen’s Chaplain performs a series of services throughout the year
By tradition, it was here that King Henry VII's wife, Elizabeth of York, was laid in state after dying at the Tower in childbirth. It was also here that Henry VIII’s eldest daughter, Mary, was betrothed by proxy to Philip of Spain. St. John’s is still a royal chapel and the Queen’s Chaplain performs a series of services throughout the year
- See more at: http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/Sightsandstories/Prisoners/Towers/ChapelofStJohns#sthash.GHw3tRDF.dpuf
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