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Trivia Thursday: Nursery Rhyme
This Week’s Question: What popular children’s nursery rhyme was first published on this day in 1830? Last Week’s Question: Viscount Rochford and four other men were executed on this day in 1536. What … more →
The Armchair Anglophile
Sacred Earth Walks with Rebsie
wrote 22 hours ago: There is no doubt that Skylight Press has a deep interest in ‘Sacred Earth’ mysteries, a … more →
Travel Theme: Street Markets
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wrote 1 day ago: Ailsa’s Travel Theme for this week is Street Markets. A few weeks ago we made our way to Portobello … more →
A Mountebank Harrangues
wrote 2 days ago: Mountebanks made their livings as travellers who sold their own special cures and treatments, so had … more →
Letter from Kingsweston
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wrote 2 days ago: Sir Robert Southwell (1635-1702) was a wealthy diplomat and President of the Royal Society who for a … more →
Politics and the Plague
wrote 2 days ago: The years 1665 and 1666 are two of the most devastating London ever saw, being the dates of the Grea … more →
Reinventing a Controversial Historical Figure
wrote 3 days ago: Anne Boleyn: witch, bitch, temptress, feminist We argue over her, we admire and revile her – we cons … more →
The Windsor Castle Pub
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wrote 3 days ago: Last week I introduced a new feature, which is to visit a new pub each week and to write about it. … more →
Not Sons of the Church, But Citizens
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wrote 4 days ago: Some more details from the history of St Bartholomew fair: The 13th Act of the 31st year of the rei … more →
Conjugating Absence
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wrote 4 days ago: I have just read a review of a new book on the victims of the Soviet Gulags, in which they conjectur … more →
Trivia Thursday: Nursery Rhyme
wrote 4 days ago: This Week’s Question: What popular children’s nursery rhyme was first published on this day in 1830? … more →
Fairs and Education
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wrote 5 days ago: More samplings into the history of St Bartholomew’s Fair. One of the more unexpected events at … more →
Make A Fuss About Asparagus
wrote 6 days ago: Despite the festival day planned for 5th May being cancelled, the Vale of Evesham has continued to d … more →
Magic Lantern Pictures
wrote 1 week ago: These two images were given to me some years ago. They form part of a private collection, but the de … more →
The Savage Poet
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wrote 1 week ago: Richard Savage (1697-1743) was one of the most controversial characters of the 18th century literary … more →
Countries & English
wrote 1 week ago: What is an official language? An official language is a language given a legal status in a country/s … more →
The History of the English Language
wrote 1 week ago: Old English (450-1100 AD) The invading Germanic tribes spoke similar languages, which in Britain … more →
Elizabeth Brownrigg
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wrote 1 week ago: Elizabeth was born into a working class family in London in the year 1720. In the second half of the … more →
Kafka goes to Kensal
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wrote 1 week ago: It is clear that Kafka is not just the inspiration for Bristol city council, he is also haunting the … more →
A pub a week?
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wrote 1 week ago: One of the many things I’ve really enjoyed since moving to London are the pubs. Not only are they q … more →
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