From Windsor to Westminster: Cyril Dams Remembered
The approach of King Charles III’s coronation seems a good time to recall a former minor canon of Windsor who played a ceremonial role at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953.
Tag: Minor Canon
The Case of Grossmith and Plumb
On 9 December 1729 two minor canons of Windsor, George Grossmith and Thomas Plumb, were expelled from the College of St George. They had recently raised a complaint against a fellow minor canon, Thomas Bell.
William Edington, statute writer
October this year marks the 650th anniversary of the death of William Edington, Bishop of Winchester. A financially astute servant of King Edward III, Edington served as Keeper of the Wardrobe, Treasurer and Chancellor throughout his career, arranging the kingdom’s ...
Love thy neighbour
For many who work for the College of St George, Windsor Castle is not just their place of work, but also their home. People are not just colleagues but neighbours who foster a wonderful sense of community. However, a couple ...
Back to Bedlam
On 17 May 1677, the Chapter Acts note that “Mr Collins, one of the Petty Canons, is lately fallen distracted and that his father hath consented to his being placed in Bedlam at London as the likeliest means (by God’s ...
Assault and Battery
On 22 September 1677, Chapter heard the complaint of Matthew Green, Master of the Choristers, that he had been assaulted on Wednesday last by Mrs Kellaway as he was coming to Church. She had, he said, “struck him on the ...