these are all stories that were recorded at the time they happened here. the discovery astonished leonie seliger, who looks after the stained glass windows here. she believes the redated panels could go back to the mid 1100s and were in place during the great historical events at the cathedral, including the assassination of the then archbishop thomas becket, who features in many of the windows. they would have witnessed the murder of thomas becket. henry ii come on his knees begging for forgiveness. they would have witnessed the conflagration of the fire that devoured the cathedral in 1174. and then they would have witnessed all of british history. there s a lot more in store next year in science. the large hadron collider will restart at its highest power ever. the james webb telescope will send back its first data, which may include pictures of the first starlight in the universe.
Tests on Canterbury Cathedral s stained glass find links with ancient Egypt and Imperial Rome
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they happened here. the discovery has astonished leonie seliger, who looks after the stained glass windows here. she believes that the re dated panels could go back to the mid 1100s, and were in place during great historical events at the cathedral, including the assassination of the then archbishop, thomas beckett, who features in many of these windows. they would have witnessed the murder of thomas beckett, they would have witnessed henry ii come on his knees, begging for forgiveness, they would have witnessed the conflagration of the fire that devoured the cathedral in 1174, and then they would have witnessed all of british history. the cathedral contains a story of england s history, its artistry and its religious thinking. now, a new scientific discovery has given us a fresh perspective on the nation s past. pallab ghosh, bbc news,