Discover the Tudor places in our care where you'll find hidden priest holes – spaces where priests could hide and stay safe during times of persecution.

Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire was a safe house for Catholic priests and home of the Jesuit priest Henry Garnet for almost 14 years. It boasts several priest holes built by Nicholas Owen, …

Apr 1, 2019 · Here are our pic of the top 5 priest holes in England, many of which you can visit today

Harvington’s beauty and history are matched only by its uniqueness. The Hall has seven remaining priest hides, more than any other house in England, and allows visitors to …

A range of increasingly draconian measures culminated in the Jesuits, etc. Act 1584, which made being or sheltering a Catholic priest in England or Wales high treason, punishable by hanging, …

Jul 1, 2023 · Die interaktive Karte Houses with Priest Holes (Häuser mit Priesterlöchern) dokumentiert die lokalisierten Priesterlöcher in England, aber auch Wales und Schottland.

Sep 8, 2018 · As a result of this oppression, wealthy Catholic families began building secret chambers and passages in their homes called ‘priest holes’ in order to hide priests when the …

Mar 2, 2016 · To escape this fate, a number of homes installed hidden compartments called priest holes, where Catholic leaders could conceal themselves in the case of an inspection. These …

Owen built many priest holes in the buildings of English Catholics from 1588 until his final arrest in 1606, when he was tortured to death by prison authorities in the Tower of London.

Discover the house of secrets! Step back in time to discover how English Catholics lived in terror during the second half of Elizabeth 1st’s reign.