Illustrated Dictionary of British Churches - Archivolt Definition

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Archivolt

Concentric bands of moulding on a classical arch. These are often most profuse on Romanesque churches, or on later large church doorways.

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This king of Mercia built an immense earthwork stretching the length of the current Welsh border



19 March, 1284

Statute of Rhuddlan

The statute set the standard for laws and administration in Wales, under English control

The third son of George III, he ruled after his elder brother died in 1830



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