Tea with Philippa Langley (Midsummer Malvern)

Colourful painting by Kate Wrigglesworth depicting the Priory, building in Great Malvern and Elgar statue.
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An informal chat about Edward V and his association with the Priory.

The glazing of the east window of Little Malvern Priory is an outstanding monument of English late medieval glass painting in both its imagery and craftsmanship. Depicted are the family of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, including the future Edward V, one of the Princes in the Tower. Together with the ‘Royal’ window in Canterbury Cathedral, the Little Malvern glass is the only surviving monumental representation of the key Yorkist personalities in English 15th century history. The patron, Bishop William Alcock, was Chancellor of England and president of the royal council, so the window can be located in the highest circles. The glass is rich in colour and exhibits a standard or technical virtuosity appropriate for its regal subject matter. It represents the top level of English glass-painting. The window can be firmly dated (itself a rarity) to 1480-82 and it is by a Malvern workshop headed by Richard Twygge and Thomas Woodshawe, which executed some of the most important glazing commissions carried out in the 1480s and the early 16th century, including the Great Malvern ‘Magnificat’ window, Tattershall College (Lincolnshire) and Westminster Abbey nave.

Tickets available from Little Malvern Priory.

Image © Kate Wrigglesworth

Thursday 26 June 2025

3:00pm

Little Malvern Priory

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Little Malvern Priory

Little Malvern

Malvern

WR14 4JN

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