[Bell Historians] Tournai
Andrew Wilby
andrew at 4TVLImnAKHa98WxcXz3_jRNTFWIbi5XrUJU3gBe86zckmsrAckY9kJGFoQdahFOHAmf6PaOgyrhG_Gah.yahoo.invalid
Wed Feb 27 16:59:03 GMT 2008
> Does anyone know whether bells from
> Tournai were removed and brought to this country, presumably
> during Henry VIII's brief occupation of Tournai in 1513-19?
>
I seem to recall that Wolsey became Bishop of Tournai in the occupation
and then subsequently lost it when it passed over to the French.
Is it possible that he did a bit of asset stripping at some stage?
Andrew
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