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2nd Annual Walk for Katherine and John – Saturday
25th June, starting at 11am, by the main door of Sadler's Wells Theatre.
Meet at 11am, by the entrance to Sadler's Wellls Theatre. Please carry something
Katherine and John related so you can be recognised! We will look at the Clerkenwell wells where Richard II
watched a Passion Play in 1390, then we will go to St Etheldreda's Church, Ely Place, the last surving
remnant of Ely Palace, London residence of the Bishops of Ely, and where
John, and Katherine, stayed at times after the destruction of the Savoy Palace.
Following
the visit to Ely Place we will go to the Museum of the Order of St John
of Jerusalem at 2pm for a brief tour: www.museumstjohn.org.uk Depending
on how energetic everyone feels after the visit to the Museum of the Order, we will
then go round to the London Museum to see the model of the
Old St Paul’s (entry to the museum is free). Then we go to Leadenhall market, closely
associated with the famous Richard Whittington, wealthy mercer,
appointed Lord Mayor of London during the reign of Richard II and while
Katherine was The Duchess of Lancaster.
Then
we go down to St Magnus’ church, site of the approach
road to the old London Bridge, passing the Monument to the Great Fire which led to the demolition
of Old St Paul’s Cathedral. We move round to Billingstate
Market, round to the Tower of London, and finish our 2011 Walk
for Katherine and John at the site of St Katharine’s Hospital, where Katherine and John’s eldest son
died. The Walk For Katherine and John is held on the closest Saturday to the Feast of the
Nativity of St John the Baptist, which would have been very
important to John of Gaunt.
Please email using the web form on this site to let us know you are coming - there will be a charge
for visiting the venues, but we will each pay for ourself at the door.
For
details on how to get to Sadler's Wells: The Walk For Katherine and
John is held on the closest Saturday to the Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, which would have been very important
to John of Gaunt.
September Midlands branch visit. Date to be confirmed but may have to be a weekday because
of university commitments. A visit to the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College to see the Troilus and Cressida manuscript.
Email Joana Spencer for further particulars: jkfs@hotmail.co.uk
Past Events
Sunday,
February 7th, 2010: Norwich Cathedral and
St. Julian’s Church
Norwich Cathedral has a nine hundred year
history. Notable figures include Bishop Despenser who led a fierce response to the rebels in the Peasnat's Revolt. St
Julian's Church is the site of Mother Julian's cell. St Julian features in the Anya Seton after the Peasant's
Revolt when Katherine has gone on pilgrimage to Walsingham for the safe return of her daughter Blanchette. Mother Julian certainly
existed but this episode in the novel seems to be fictional - there is no evidence as far as we know for Katherine visiting
Walsingham and subsequently Mother Julian's cell. Anya Seton did visit St Julian's cell, and we recommend this visit
to Norwich to all those with an interest in Katherine and this period in history.
| Photo courtesy of Morguefile |
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| Norwich Cathedral |
Norwich Cathedral website
Link to Norwich Cathedral's web pages about Bishop Despenser
Link to Norwich Cathedral's web pages about St Julian.
Link to Multimap showing position of Norwich Cathedral
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