Illustrated Dictionary of British Churches - Lierne Definition

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Lierne

A form of roof vaulting using many short, decorative ribs, called liernes, connecting to main ribs in decorative patterns.

Related: Vaulting  




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This Saxon leader resisted the Norman invasion from a base in the fens near present-day Ely



18 July, 1290

Edict of Expulsion

Edward I expels Jews from England, an edict that was not repealed until 1656

This queen escaped from Oxford Castle by walking through enemy lines in the middle of the night



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