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Where’s London’s oldest…Catholic church?
Hidden away to the north-west of the City of a quiet cul-de-sac, the oldest still-in-use Roman Catholic church in London (indeed, in England) is St Etheldreda’s Church in Holborn. Located in Ely… more →
Exploring London
" The triumph of ‘Macbeth’ is the construction of a world, and nothing like it has ever been constructed in twenty-one hundred lines.”
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wrote 1 day ago: Macbeth An Introduction By Dennis Abrams ———————— … more →
Just for Kids (and Families): Berry Ink, Online Printing, and More
wrote 1 day ago: From “Making a Ruff” craft video The King James Bible has inspired plenty of children … more →
June 19 in history
wrote 1 day ago: 1179 The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet - Earl Erling Skakke was killed, and the battle changed t … more →
Anne Boleyn by Howard Brenton (2010)
wrote 4 days ago: A vain, manipulative flirt, newly installed on the English throne, mincing around in a fancy coronat … more →
The Blog Revisited: Anniversaries, Holidays, and Happy Birthdays
wrote 5 days ago: Handel’s Messiah sing-along. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, Toronto, Canada. … more →
Sonnet 30, by Robert Sidney
wrote 1 week ago: Sonnet 30 by Robert Sidney Absence, I cannot say thou hid’st my light, Not darkened, but for a … more →
Opening This Week: The Manifold Greatness Finale
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wrote 3 weeks ago: After an event-filled tour that has criss-crossed the United States since the fall of 2011—including … more →
King James on women
wrote 3 weeks ago: “Albeit the womenkind especially be able otherways to shed tears at every light occasion when … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: “Better that bairns [children] should weep than bearded men,” one of the king’s captors said mocking … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: On one occasion, as Buchanan was beating young James, the wife of his guardian intervened. “How dare … more →
Carlingford
wrote 1 month ago: Carlingford Carlingford (from Old Norse: Kerlingfjǫrðr meaning “narrow sea-inlet of the hag … more →
Reviewing my Recent Reads: Non Fiction
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wrote 2 months ago: Today, I thought I would continue discussing the books I have read recently. Sunday’s post loo … more →
Treasures of London - The Barbor Jewel...
wrote 2 months ago: While the style of the setting means this pendant is said to date from the early 17th century, a fam … more →
Where's London's oldest...Catholic church?
wrote 2 months ago: Hidden away to the north-west of the City of a quiet cul-de-sac, the oldest still-in-use Roman Catho … more →
The Cross on the Cliff
wrote 2 months ago: The news that the proposed designs for the Bomber Command Memorial are going on display* reminded me … more →
More Inns That Are Outt
wrote 2 months ago: Continuing my blog about Lincoln Inns, Are Inns Outt?, I now move from the Bail to the City. The Geo … more →
Are Inns Outt?
wrote 3 months ago: The Inn has been a feature of English life for hundreds of years, providing sustenance to the travel … more →
Hidden historical heroines (#26: Penelope Rich)
wrote 3 months ago: Penelope Rich, aka Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire (January 1563 – 7 July 1607) was a promin … more →
The Mallorcan Wines-a delight to the palate
wrote 3 months ago: Wines of Mallorca- history of wine production in Mallorca The Romans started to plant wine grape … more →
