Magnus Gallery

English Cathedrals - St Magnus Church ( Orkney)

English Cathedrals - St Magnus Church ( Orkney) - Stone church with rose window and leadstones. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals. Egilsay is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, lying east of Rousay. The island is largely farmland and is known for its corncrakes.St Magnus Church has an unusual Irish style round tower, which itself is rare in Scotland, and is unique in Orkney (though other examples are known to have existed in the past). The building is roofless and the tower has been slightly truncated, but it is otherwise complete. Date: circa 1900

© The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans

Bishops Palace, Kirkwall, Scotland

Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Housed St Magnus Cathedral's first bishop, William the Old (of the Norwegian Catholic church) who took his authority from the Archbishop of Nidaros (Trondheim). The ruined structure now looks like a small castle. Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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Charlemagne, King and Emperor, with Alcuin

Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus. Karolus Magnus, Charles the Great), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Romans from 800. Seen here with Alcuin of York, who became a scholar and teacher at the Carolingian court, as well as Charlemagnes leading advisor on ecclesiastical and educational matters. Date: 742 - 814

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