​St James'

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Stanstead Abbotts

St James' church is a delightful mediaeval church in Hertfordshire with a remarkable and untouched 18th century interior and some wonderful brasses. 

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    Brief Lives of Famous Women - Jane Sadleir
    Anne Sauntson
    • Feb 25, 2019
    • 2 min

    Brief Lives of Famous Women - Jane Sadleir

    A brief history of the Jane Sadleir, wife of Edward Baeshe, who are jointly remembered in an impressive alabaster monument in the Baeshe Cha
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    Celebrating a royal visit to St James' and Stansteadbury
    Michael Smith
    • Sep 27, 2017
    • 2 min

    Celebrating a royal visit to St James' and Stansteadbury

    In 1571 and again in 1578, Queen Elizabeth I visited Stansteadbury on one of her "progresses" around her kingdom. While potentially beneficial to a monarch needing to be in the fresh air away from London, such visits were perhaps less so to the nobility she visited. Despite the honour bestowed on her hosts by her presence, the costs of maintaining the Queen and her household during their visit was not insubstantial! Nonetheless, it is wonderful to imagine Good Queen Bess visi
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