A relic from an evocative bygone era, with a hint of romanticism belying the brutality of its events, is now on display in a convent in York. Connie Daley finds out more.
The only item that survived the terrifying and barbarous raids on Catholic houses in the wake of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 is now on display in York ahead of the date in November when it took place.
In December 1605, he went into hiding in the house, along with his servant, Ralph Ashley, Father Henry Garnet and lay-brother Nicholas Owen, who were also suspects, and, although the house was raided several times, they were never discovered. However, conditions in the priest’s hole became unbearable and, after eight days, they surrendered.
"This little object is now the only surviving witness to those terrifying days, which ended with the public executions of Oldcorne and his colleagues.”
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