St. Margaret’s Chapel and Royal Magdalene Almshouses

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Wanda Marcussen
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published on 18 May 2020
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The St. Margaret’s Chapel and Royal Magdalene Almshouses in Glastonbury, Somerset.
A chapel dedicated to St. Margaret was built in the 1070s CE on Magdalene Street, originally as a hospital, but the preserved building dates from 1444 CE.

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Wanda Marcussen
Wanda Marcussen is a doctoral research fellow in environmental history at the University of Oslo. Her academic interest includes climate history, marine environmental history, and cultural heritage studies.

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Marcussen, W. (2020, May 18). St. Margaret’s Chapel and Royal Magdalene Almshouses. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12235/st-margarets-chapel-and-royal-magdalene-almshouses/

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Marcussen, Wanda. "St. Margaret’s Chapel and Royal Magdalene Almshouses." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 18, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12235/st-margarets-chapel-and-royal-magdalene-almshouses/.

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Marcussen, Wanda. "St. Margaret’s Chapel and Royal Magdalene Almshouses." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 May 2020. Web. 08 Sep 2024.

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