Land of Conflict..and Beauty
The Land of Edom is shared today between Israel & South Jordan & has a written heritage going back to Bronze Age references. I don’t...
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Apr 11
Revealing Dacre Bridge: A Timeless Cumbrian Landmark
Dacre Bridge, named after the delightful Dacre Beck and meaning 'trickling stream', has stood for nearly 300 years. Constructed in the...
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Apr 6
Star Chamber
The medieval Star Chamber in the old Palace of Westminster heard cases of national import and personal gain, often with the monarch...
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Apr 5
Exploring the Inspiration: Uncovering the Site of a Famous Poem
Thomas Gray’s ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’ (1751) contemplates life & death, worldly status and natural order, & envisages the...
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Apr 5
A Once Rustic Retreat
The Cowper & Newton Museum in Olney, Bucks celebrates all things William Cowper (d1800), poet, translator of Homer & literatus, and his...
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Apr 5
The Strawberry Hill (House) Hidden Gem
Strawberry Hill House, described as ‘Horace Walpole’s little Gothic castle’, harbours triumph upon triumph. The mid to late C18...
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Apr 3
The Birthplace of Plays
Love these before and after images of Shakespeare’s home, Stratford upon Avon. Born 1564, he lived here with his parents, John & Mary,...
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Apr 2
London's Burning
The burning of Newgate Gaol in June 1780 epitomised the grave violence of the Gordon Riots that year. Erupting in London on 2 June, tens...
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