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The Bubble Gum Spymaster
Image from http://www.ruislip.co.uk In the great city of Moscow lies an ancient monastery-fortress, whose origins go back through time to the fourteenth century. And in the tiny English village of Al… more →
Kate Shrewsday
The Bubble Gum Spymaster
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wrote 1 week ago: Image from http://www.ruislip.co.uk In the great city of Moscow lies an ancient monastery-fortress, … more →
Running beside the carriage
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wrote 1 week ago: Click on this to see the detail of pre-Great Fire London:Picture from http://www.Gutenberg.com Madel … more →
Henry VIII's Battleship: the End Game
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wrote 1 week ago: Photo source: Wikipedia Imagine – just for a moment – that you found a treasure box in a … more →
The Sepia Dogs
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Photo from ‘Dogs” by Catherine Johnson People and their dogs. We see them every day, wal … more →
The drums at the meeting of the ways
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wrote 2 weeks ago: There are still wild barren places in this little set of islands, made less hospitable by England an … more →
The Secret Aristocrats: Russians in hiding
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Image via Wikimedia Our British aristocrats are lovely, but oh, so predictable. You know what they … more →
Memento Mori: a door to remember
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Half way up a tower in the middle of the University town of Oxford hangs a door. Not unusual, you mi … more →
The Day They Trashed London's Oldest Theatre
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Image via Wikimedia “Do not be so open minded,” GK Chesterton once said, “that you … more →
A Lonely Little Petunia in an Onion Patch
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Sometimes, one is just out of place. We’ve all been there. Square peg in a round hole, we stic … more →
The Man Who Gave Us The Moon
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wrote 1 month ago: John Russel’s moon compared to a modern photograph. Source: British Astronomical Association L … more →
Across a crowded room
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wrote 1 month ago: It’s the strangest thing. I was strolling through a museum, not expecting a bolt from the blue … more →
The Sacking of an historic Iron Age Hill Fort. Today.
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wrote 1 month ago: Picture of quarrying at Ham Hill from hamhillfort.info Once upon a time when the land was the sea an … more →
And now: The Lost Bones of a Scottish King
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wrote 1 month ago: Flodden Field. Source: Wikipedia Oh, lawks-a-mercy, what a tangled web. Digging up a king from a car … more →
Monsters in Feathers?
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wrote 1 month ago: Photo source: eBay Our new cat, Clive Bond, has a weakness: feathers. Not necessarily operative one … more →
The Magicians of the Northlands
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wrote 1 month ago: Picture from ancientmusic.co.uk “The Finns are extremely wild, and live in abject poverty. The … more →
When Lyin' and Cheatin' is a Beautiful Thing
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wrote 1 month ago: Dishonesty is just plain wrong, I know because my mama told me so. But there are grey areas, and her … more →
Domesday: The Final Judgement
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wrote 1 month ago: Picture via fromoldbooks.co.uk It wasn’t called Domesday originally, you know. It was called T … more →
The Boneshaker's Grandaughter
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wrote 1 month ago: The God of the Heavens thundered across the skies brandishing a terrifying thunderbolt. “I … more →
The Dog and the Double Glazing Salesman
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wrote 1 month ago: I have no idea why the dog took to the double glazing salesman so. But he did. This is the routine: … more →
