1093 AD
Leaked documents from the private correspondence of Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, are set to expose a love affair involving prominent members of the nobility.
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March 7th 1093
After an extraordinary sequence of events at Kingsholm it was announced late yesterday that the appointment of a new Archbishop of Canterbury has finally taken place.
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1093 AD
After a four year vacancy the see of Canterbury is to have a new incumbent whose appointment has come about in the most unusual circumstances. Sixty year old Anselm, Italian monk and Abbot of Bec, has reluctantly, after a long and stormy relationship with King William Rufus, taken on the role as Primate of England. The conferment and acceptance come about in the most bizarre circumstances which some court sources are calling a ‘black comedy.’
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1086 AD
It has been announced that a national survey will begin early in 1086 and is expected to be completed by late July.
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1070 AD
Some secrecy surrounds the commissioning of an artwork to commemorate the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in the autumn of 1066. Although news about it has leaked out, no-one has come forward to claim artistic involvement or financial investment in the project.
What seems clear is that the unknown commissioner is someone with huge resources and a great deal of personal energy. “It takes a strong motive to drive forward such a massive project less than five years after the event, “ said one commentator. “Somebody wants to control the story rather badly.”
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