Mouse Bishop of St Albans

One of Hertfordshire’s leading ecclesiastical rodents, who enjoys sharing historical tidbits on his travels and tending to his mischief.

[Mouse Bishop of St Albans @MouseBishop]

Imagine you were a 22-year-old who helped to build St Albans’ abbey gateway in ~1365. You would’ve already survived the Black Death (twice) and seen the captured French King paraded through the town, with the Peasants’ Revolt still to come before you turned 40. #History

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Thine be the glory,
Risen, conquering Son.
Endless is the victory,
Thou o'er death hast won.

A happy Easter to you all!

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I’d have a glorious, large sycamore tree sculpture emblazoned with “if you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine”.

https://t.co/W6QptHnNZU

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(No 🐭 in photo again - apologies!).

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Wonderful to have some nice spring weather at last - but might be a little while yet before anyone can safely get to this bench in Verulamium Park!

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(No 🐭 in photo!).

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The abbey looking absolutely resplendent today, with some late winter sunshine beaming in.

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Forget the Winter Olympics, the real sport is happening here in St Albans with the annual pancake race!! Good luck to the abbey team for their upcoming race. All in a good cause for @HomeStartHerts

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@a_double_m_lee I’m not sure, but that’s also a fantastic window!! 😊🐭

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St Albans cathedral wins bronze, as home to England’s third favourite stained glass window!! Well done to the Rose Window; a wonderful reflection of our glorious fenestration.

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Wow. We can announce 3rd place in the hunt for the Nation's Favourite Stained Glass Window and it goes to a glorious explosion of colour created by Alan Younger ...

🥉 Rose Window at @StAlbansCath 🥉

Congratulations!

Read more about the window here ⤵️

https://t.co/JS2oFyCCaA

[Mouse Bishop of St Albans @MouseBishop]

@winklepin I’m so pleased to hear that, Lynn. It’s a special place and I’m delighted you enjoyed your visit to see it! 😊🐭

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@Mary_Carol Thank you so much for the kind words and retweet, Mary-Carol! 🐭😊🙏

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@hartleybun Thank you Donna, I’m glad you liked it! It’s nice to find others who share my love of both Star Wars and 12th-century history and mashing them up together!! 😊🐭🙏

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885 years ago, shocking news was spreading across England: the King had been captured here at Lincoln!!

Is it possible to summarise the dramatic history of those times using only nine Star Wars-style opening crawls?

Well, Twitter, let’s buckle in and find out…

🧵 (1/10)

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@JaneMorrissey6 Thank you Jane, I’m so pleased to find others who enjoy this sort of mash up as much as I do! 😊🐭🙏

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@emswifthook Thank you for the retweet, Eleanor, and glad you enjoyed it!! 😊🐭🙏

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@damianbreen1 Brilliant, thank you Damian - I’m delighted to find someone else who also fits in the Venn diagram of long Star Wars and 12th century history!! 🐭😊🙏

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@UnionTyke Thank you so much, Richard! I’m delighted to find someone who liked it, it was fun to write even if surprisingly hard!! 😊🐭🙏

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Well, I realise this is appealing to a slightly niche audience of those who like Star Wars and the history of the 12th-century English civil war! But I found it fun to make and I hope you enjoyed it too. 🐭🙏

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https://t.co/IqtreptZHx

Episode IX - The Rise of Plantagenet