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Medieval dates
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1The Royal Gold Cup was commissioned by [blank_start]Jean, duc de Berry[blank_end], for his brother [blank_start]Charles V[blank_end] of France in c. [blank_start]1370-80[blank_end].
- A1370-80
- BCharles V
- CJean, duc de Berry
2St Catherine's College Cambridge was founded by [blank_start]Robert Woodlark[blank_end] on [blank_start]25th November 1473[blank_end]. It was originally called [blank_start]Lady Katherine Hall[blank_end].
- ARobert Woodlark
- B25th November 1473
- CLady Katherine Hall
3An English, Romanesque walrus tusk Virgin & Child in the V&A is dated c. [blank_start]1150[blank_end].
- A1150
4A Virgin and Child from Cologne, which shows the Virgin breastfeeding, is dated c. [blank_start]1350-60[blank_end].
- A1350-60
5An English Orphrey panel depicting scenes from the life of the Virgin is dated c. [blank_start]1390-1420[blank_end].
- A1390-1420
6A stained glass window showing St Anne teaching the Virgin to read is from the [blank_start]Church of All Saints[blank_end] in [blank_start]York[blank_end] and is dated c. [blank_start]1420[blank_end].
- AChurch of All Saints
- BYork
- C1420
7The Ranworth Screen in St Helen's Church in Norfolk is dated c. [blank_start]1483-90[blank_end].
- A1483-90
8An alabaster statue of St Margaret from [blank_start]Southern France[blank_end] is dated c. [blank_start]1475[blank_end].
- ASouthern France
- B1475
9An English alabaster panel showing St Catherine destroying the wheel from the [blank_start]15th[blank_end] century.
- A15th
10A rood screen panel of St Lucy is from the [blank_start]Church of St Peter and St Paul[blank_end] in [blank_start]Eye[blank_end], in [blank_start]Suffolk[blank_end] and is from the [blank_start]15th[blank_end] century.
- AChurch of St Peter and St Paul
- BEye
- CSuffolk
- D15th
11An alabaster panel showing St [blank_start]Eligius[blank_end] shoeing a possessed horse is from c. [blank_start]1440-60[blank_end].
- AEligius
- B1440-60
12A wall painting from [blank_start]Slapton[blank_end], [blank_start]Northamptonshire[blank_end] shows St [blank_start]Eligius[blank_end] showing a possessed horse. It is from the [blank_start]14th[blank_end] century.
- ASlapton
- BNorthamptonshire
- CEligius
- D14th
13The Evisceration of St [blank_start]Erasmus[blank_end] is shown in the Hours of [blank_start]Catherine of Cleves[blank_end] from the [blank_start]Netherlands[blank_end]. It is dated c. [blank_start]1440[blank_end].
- AErasmus
- BCatherine of Cleves
- CNetherlands
- D1440
14An English alabaster panel showing the evisceration of St [blank_start]Erasmus[blank_end] is from the [blank_start]15th[blank_end] C.
- AErasmus
- B15th
15An English alabaster panel of St Christopher carrying the Christ-child on his back is dated c. [blank_start]1450-70[blank_end]
- A1450-70
16The wall paintings in Haddon Hall in Derbyshire are from c. [blank_start]1427[blank_end]. The private chapel and parish church was owned by [blank_start]Richard Vernon[blank_end], who was burried in [blank_start]Tong[blank_end] in [blank_start]Shropshire[blank_end] to be close to his great uncle Sir [blank_start]Fulk de Pembridge[blank_end].
- A1427
- BRichard Vernon
- CTong
- DShropshire
- EFulk de Pembridge
17The Legend of St George is depicted in the [blank_start]Salisbury Breviary[blank_end], which is dated c. [blank_start]1425[blank_end]
- A1425
- BSalisbury Breviary
18The French [blank_start]Breviary of John the Fearless[blank_end] in the British Library includes a representation of St Anne Teaching the Virgin to read. It is dated c. [blank_start]1410-19[blank_end]
- ABreviary of John the Fearless
- B1410-19
19The wall paintings in Eton College Chapel are from [blank_start]1480-87[blank_end].
- A1480-87
20An alabaster panel showing St Michael attacking the dragon, whilst weighing souls and the Virgin interceding, is from c. [blank_start]1430-70[blank_end]
- A1430-70
21The [blank_start]Imola Psalter[blank_end] is an [blank_start]English[blank_end] psalter that includes a representation of the Holy Kinship (featuring St Servatius) and the Tree of Jesse from c. [blank_start]1204[blank_end]
- AImola Psalter
- BEnglish
- C1204
22The [blank_start]Queen Mary Psalter[blank_end] is an [blank_start]English[blank_end] psalter from c. [blank_start]1310-20[blank_end], which features the Holy Kinship, Tree of Jesse and Apostles' Creed.
- AQueen Mary Psalter
- B1310-20
- CEnglish
23A Becket Casket made in [blank_start]Limoges[blank_end] is dated c. [blank_start]1180-90[blank_end]
- ALimoges
- B1180-90
24A reliquary featuring depictions of the Virgin and Child, Crucifixion and SS. Blasius, Nicholas, Bartholomew, Mary Magdalene, Urban, Agatha, Anthony, John the Evangelist, Scholastica, Agnes, Emilian and Constanza is from [blank_start]Spoleto[blank_end] in [blank_start]Italy[blank_end]. It is dated c. [blank_start]1300-50[blank_end]. It is [blank_start]tempera[blank_end] on [blank_start]panel[blank_end].
- ASpoleto
- BItaly
- C1300-50
- Dtempera
- Epanel
25The translation of [blank_start]St Martin of Tours[blank_end]' head is shown on an [blank_start]initial[blank_end] from c. [blank_start]1340-50[blank_end].
- ASt Martin of Tours
- Binitial
- C1340-50
26The head reliquary of [blank_start]St Antigus[blank_end] is from [blank_start]Italy[blank_end] and is dated c. [blank_start]1505-10[blank_end]
- ASt Antigus
- BItaly
- C1505-10
27An altar reliquary of [blank_start]St Andrew[blank_end]'s sandal is from [blank_start]Trier[blank_end] and is dated [blank_start]977-993[blank_end]
- ASt Andrew
- BTrier
- C977-993
28A pilgrims badge from Walsingham that contained the milk of the Virgin is from c. 1[blank_start]450-1500[blank_end]
- A450-1500
29The De Brailles Hours is from [blank_start]Oxford[blank_end] and is dated c. [blank_start]1240[blank_end]
- AOxford
- B1240
30An alabaster Pieta showing Christ's wound is from the [blank_start]Netherlands[blank_end] and is dated c. [blank_start]1430[blank_end]
- ANetherlands
- B1430
31An alabaster showing the assumption of the Virgin is from the [blank_start]15th[blank_end] C.
- A15th
32The [blank_start]Bedford Hours[blank_end] show the [blank_start]John[blank_end], [blank_start]Duke of Bedford[blank_end] kneeling before St George. It is dated [blank_start]1423[blank_end]
- ABedford Hours
- BJohn
- CDuke of Bedford
- D1423
33The Wilton Diptych is from c. [blank_start]1395-99[blank_end]
- A1395-99
34The St Nicholas Crozier is from c. [blank_start]1150-70[blank_end].
- A1150-70
35The [blank_start]Tournai[blank_end] Marble font is from c. [blank_start]1150[blank_end]. It was made in [blank_start]Belgium[blank_end] for [blank_start]Winchester[blank_end] Cathedral, potentially for [blank_start]Henry of Blois[blank_end].
- ATournai
- B1150
- CBelgium
- DWinchester
- EHenry of Blois
36The [blank_start]St Nicholas[blank_end] Window in [blank_start]Hillesden Church[blank_end], [blank_start]Buckinghamshire[blank_end] is from the [blank_start]16th[blank_end] C. It shows the miracles of the Golden Cup, the Statue and Robbers and the Boy Strangled by the Devil.
- ASt Nicholas
- BHillesden Church
- CBuckinghamshire
- D16th
37Westminster Abbey was consecrated by Henry III in [blank_start]1269[blank_end]. The Cosmati Pavement is dated [blank_start]1268[blank_end]. It is believed that Richard II commissioned the tomb of his grandfather Edward III in c. [blank_start]1385[blank_end]. Henry VII's lady chapel was commissioned in [blank_start]1502[blank_end].
- A1269
- B1268
- C1385
- D1502
38The Angel Choir of Lincoln Cathedral was built c. [blank_start]1255-80[blank_end]
- A1255-80
39The [blank_start]Luttrell Psalter[blank_end] shows an historiated initial of King David from c. [blank_start]1325-35[blank_end]
- ALuttrell Psalter
- B1325-35
40Ely Cathedral was extended eastwards in c. [blank_start]1252[blank_end]. The Norman [blank_start]central crossing[blank_end] collapsed in [blank_start]1322[blank_end].
- Acentral crossing
- B1322
- C1252
41An English panel showing the Life of St Etheldreda is from c. [blank_start]1455[blank_end]
- A1455
42The [blank_start]Benedictional of St Aethelwold[blank_end] shows Etheldreda looking especially floral
- ABenedictional of St Aethelwold
43Walsingham was founded in [blank_start]1153[blank_end].
- A1153
44A few miles from Walsingham are the Holy Kinship panels in [blank_start]St Giles church[blank_end] in [blank_start]Houghton St Giles[blank_end].
- ASt Giles church
- BHoughton St Giles
45The [blank_start]Conventry Ring[blank_end] shows the five wounds of Christ. It is from the late [blank_start]15th[blank_end] C and is made of [blank_start]gold[blank_end].
- A15th
- BCoventry Ring
- Cgold
46An English head of St John the Baptist is from c. [blank_start]1470-90[blank_end]
- A1470-90
47An English alabaster panel showing the [blank_start]Assumption[blank_end] of the Virgin is from the [blank_start]15th[blank_end] C.
- AAssumption
- B15th
48The Life of St Catherine is shown on a [blank_start]wall painting[blank_end] in [blank_start]Pickering[blank_end], [blank_start]North Yorkshire[blank_end]. It is from the [blank_start]15th[blank_end] C.
- Awall painting
- BPickering
- CNorth Yorkshire
- D15th
49The [blank_start]Harley Psalter[blank_end] is an English psalter from the late [blank_start]12th[blank_end] to early [blank_start]13th[blank_end] centuries that shows the martyrdom of St Thomas Becket.
- A12th
- B13th
- CHarley Psalter
50The death of St Thomas Becket can be seen on a bishop's [blank_start]mitre[blank_end] from c. [blank_start]1180-1210[blank_end]
- Amitre
- B1180-1210
51A pilgrim's badge from Canterbury was found in [blank_start]Southampton[blank_end]. It is from c. [blank_start]1270[blank_end]
- ASouthampton
- B1270
52The stained glass in Canterbury is from c. [blank_start]1213-20[blank_end]
- A1213-20
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