16 May 1532: Day 1 of the 2 day funeral John Islip, last Abbot of #Westminster to die in office. It was vast, with huge display. The Abbot of Bury St Edmund's preached at the funeral Mass. The Vicar of Croydon preached at Islip's interment in the chantry chapel he'd had built
"A mixed-breed dog has won the Westminster Kennel Club dog show’s agility prize for the first time…
Just about a foot (30.5 cm) tall, Nimble powered through an obstacle course of jumps, tunnels, ramps and other features like a furry, black-and-white, well-targeted torpedo to cheers from the crowd in the agility finals."
7 May 1606: Charles Blount, Baron Mountjoy, then Earl of Devonshire, former Lord Deputy of #Ireland is buried #otd in #Westminster Abbey. Mountjoy, to whom the Earl of #Tyrone submitted in 1603, died allegedly of the effects of many years of heavy smoking.
4 May 1626: Having made his last confession to his friend Bishop Nicholas Felton of Ely, Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath & Wells died #otd while attending parliament at #Westminster
(The Bishop's Palace & Gardens)
28 Apr 1550: Following the decision to abolish the diocese of #Westminster, Thomas Thirlby, its first and only bishop, is enthroned #otd as Bishop of #Norwich. He'd surrendered Westminster on 30 Mar 1550 (JamesHopgrove)
25 Apr 1660: Convention (Parliament) meets in #Westminster to begin the formal process of the Restoration of monarchy #otd (BM) And on Oliver Cromwell's birthday too - he would have been 61.
@raghnallborders How do you feel about a true federal system with a written constitution setting clear the authority of a State of #Scotland (in the American/Australian/Mexican meaning of "state") and limiting that of a federal government in London to prevent #Westminster from willy-nilly overriding the will of the #Scottish people?
24 Apr 1662: Brian Duppa, bishop of #Winchester buried #otd at #Westminster Abbey. Ostensibly retired during the interregnum, he in fact performed prayer-book services, confirmed, married, visited the sick, ordained priests & deacons (CCO)
21 Apr 1632: d. Mary Villiers [née Beaumount] #otd suo jure Countess of Buckingham, mother of George, Duke of Buckingham, buried at #Westminster Abbey #otd
17 Apr 1656: State funeral #otd of James Ussher, Archbishop of #Armagh, #Dubliner, outstanding scholar of his generation, using the proscribed Church of #England Prayer Book in St. Erasmus Chapel #Westminster (Bodleian)