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Fall Asleep with Frank — Stone, Ash and Forgiveness: A Slow History of Coventry Cathedral

Fall Asleep with Frank — Stone, Ash and Forgiveness: A Slow History of Coventry Cathedral

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Tonight, Frank tells the slow, quiet history of Coventry Cathedral — one of the most unusual and affecting sacred sites in England. It is really two buildings sharing the same ground: the roofless, bombed-out shell of the medieval St Michael's, and the new cathedral consecrated beside it in 1962. Together, they tell a story not of destruction, but of a deliberate, gentle choice.

Frank begins long before the bombing, tracing Coventry's three cathedrals across nearly a thousand years. There is St Mary's Priory, founded in 1043 by Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and his wife Godiva — yes, that Godiva — and later demolished at the Reformation, becoming the only medieval cathedral in England to be lost that way. Then comes St Michael's, built in warm reddish sandstone across the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, its spire rising two hundred and eighty-four feet to become the third tallest cathedral spire in England.

And then the night of 14 November 1940, when the Luftwaffe bombed Coventry and the cathedral burned. By morning, the roof was gone. The stone walls remained. And amid the rubble, Provost Richard Howard chose not to speak of revenge — he had two words inscribed on the wall behind the ruined altar: Father Forgive.

This is a bedtime story for slow, thoughtful minds. Frank's calm, unhurried voice moves through history, architecture, and quiet human moments — perfect for anyone looking for a relaxing podcast to help them fall asleep. A calming episode to help you relax and fall asleep.

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