![]() It is the discovery of a grotesque series of medieval panelled wall paintings during renovations that may hold the key to financial survival. Some 600 years later, Damia Miller is appointed to promote the now penniless Kineton and Dacre College. In 1385, master mason Simon of Kineton is given free rein by wealthy London vintner, Richard Daker, to build a college of learning for the common man with English as the medium of teaching – a dangerous concept in a period when the Roman church had the monopoly on knowledge and required prospective scholars to be priests and to acquire their learning through Latin. ![]() ![]() A debut novel for Alis Hawkins, Testament bridges time, beginning in the late 14th century and ending in the present day. ![]()
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