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Catholic Mass at Durham

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1569

Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland14 November 1569

Durham Cathedral · House / House of Tudor

Northumberland's rebels occupy Durham Cathedral, destroy Protestant service books and restore the Catholic Mass as a public declaration of their religious programme.

Names involved

Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland

Provenance

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