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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...
Apr 11, 2024
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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...
Apr 11, 2024
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Star Chamber
The medieval Star Chamber in the old Palace of Westminster heard cases of national import and personal gain, often with the monarch...
Apr 6, 2024
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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...
Apr 5, 2024
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A Once Rustic Retreat
The Cowper & Newton Museum in Olney, Bucks celebrates all things William Cowper (d1800), poet, translator of Homer & literatus, and his...
Apr 5, 2024
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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,...
Apr 3, 2024
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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...
Apr 2, 2024
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Irish Stew
Lord Fitzgerald b1763, swapped nobility for revolution. From England to France and eventually to Erin, the son of the Duke of Leinster...
Mar 25, 2024
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An Unenviable Record
Britain’s only serving PM to be assassinated was Spencer Perceval, aged 49, shot though the chest on 11 May 1812. His killer, John...
Mar 25, 2024
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