During the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell took a dim view of Rose Castle,
the Bishop of Carlisle’s palace in Cumbria. One of the occupants had been
rash enough to fire a cannon as he passed by, and so he burnt it. But thanks
to the efforts of Georgian and Victorian divines, it recovered from the
disaster and entered the 21st century as one of the most precious jewels of
the Church Commissioners’ portfolio. But the Puritans are back. Despite a
report two years ago… (View original article)