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Crypt of Worcester Cathedral
Nicholas of Worcester
(died 1124) was the
prior
of the
Benedictine
priory of
Worcester Cathedral
(crypt pictured)
from about 1115 until his death. He was born around the time of the
Norman Conquest
. It is not known who his parents were, but
William of Malmesbury
wrote that he was "of exalted descent", and it has been argued that he was a son of King
Harold Godwinson
. Nicholas was the favourite pupil of
Wulfstan
, the
bishop of Worcester
, who brought him up. Wulfstan was influential in transmitting Old English culture to Anglo-Norman England, and Nicholas carried on this work as prior. He was respected by the chroniclers William of Malmesbury,
John of Worcester
and
Eadmer
for his assistance with their histories. Nicholas was an English monk at a time when both Englishmen and monks rarely received promotion in the church, and when Bishop
Theulf
of Worcester died in October 1123, Nicholas led an unsuccessful attempt of the monks of the priory chapter to be allowed to choose the next bishop. (
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Acraea terpsicore
, commonly known as the tawny coster, is a species of butterfly in the
Nymphalidae
family, the brush-footed butterflies. It is found across eastern Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Singapore, Indonesia and the Maldives and, more recently, Australia. It is small, with a size of 53?64 millimetres (2.1?2.5 in), has leathery wings and is common in grassland and scrub habitats.
Acraea terpsicore
has a weak fluttery flight and is avoided by most insect predators. This
A. terpsicore
individual was photographed in
Komodo National Park
, Indonesia.
Photograph credit:
Charles J. Sharp
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