Vatican Secret Archives On Display...

Galileo's heresy trial and Henry VIII's divorce plea: Vatican Secret Archives on display

 

The papers are kept on 50 miles of shelves at the Vatican Photo: ARCHIVO SEGRETO VATICANO

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Theys relate to Henry VIII, Galileo and Martin Luther among others Photo: ARCHIVO SEGRETO VATICANO

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The priceless documents span more than a millennium Photo: ARCHIVO SEGRETO VATICANO

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Etruscan bronze statue of the legendary she-wolf suckling twins Romulus and Remus, symbol of Rome, in the Capitoline museums Photo: ALAMY

Parchment documents relating to Galileo's heresy trial, the execution of Mary Queen of Scots and Henry VIII's divorce will go on display today in an unprecedented exhibition of 100 documents from the Vatican Secret Archives.

Read more at The Telegraph here.