Ping rooo
Henry VIII did not end Catholic power in England. Nor did Martin Luther.
The name (if ther could be said to be a single name here) was GUTENBERG.
We were just in Rome, visited the English College there. They train priests now, but it was a hospice for pilgrims in the Middle Ages. They have an exhibit about the priests and Englishmen who stayed there during the Reformation; priests would go undercover back to England. Most were martyred there; then the college would sing a Te Deum for them. There is a long list of priests sent from this college who were martyred.
They also have a guest book of that time, and are pretty sure that Shakespeare visited several times. His signature/ dates correspond to the ‘silent’ years when not much is known about him, before he started writing plays.
It was so interesting. Be sure to visit if you are planning to be in Rome in the next 6 months.
It’s always amazed me what Shakespeare got away with.
Thanks so much for the posting. If we ever get an opportunity to visit England, Walsingham and Glastonbury will be on the must see list.