Jonathan Ruffer

We must save this Tudor masterpiece for the nation

This rediscovered national treasure – a monumental tapestry that proclaims the birth of the Church of England – should be returned to Britain

National treasure:‘Saint Paul Directing the Burning of the Heathen Books’, c.1535, by Pieter Coecke van Aelst. Credit: Image: Franses Tapestry Archive, London
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