is as fine an example of man’s inhumanity to man as we are likely to see – even in the Ukraine today — The desecration we are seeing here – done in the name of religion — is monumental when you realise it was carried out by bare hands — four or five hundred years ago — It’s difficult to imagine the amount of hatred required to fuel the passions of those who carried out these dastardly deeds — But the newly created ‘gentry’ on the winning side made sure the building materials were put to ‘good’ use when they created their own mansions 🧐