The Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke in Leicester, England, was a collegiate church founded by Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, in 1353. The name "Newarke" is a translati
Newarke church arches, within the DMU heritage centre, Leicester
Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster was an English statesman, diplomat, soldier, and Christian writer. The owner of Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, Grosmont was a member of the House of Plantagen
Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke
…The Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke in Leicester, England, was a collegiate church founded by Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, in 1353. The name "Newarke" is a translation of the Latin "novum opus" i.e. "new work" and was used to distinguish the church from the older collegiate…
Duc de Lancaster, from the Bruges Garter Book (1430) by William Bruges
A contemporary image of John II
The 19th-century Dumnacus Bridge over the Loire at Les Ponts-de-Cé