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Game of thrones III – a rough Guide to the Wars of the roses
Game of thrones III – Lancaster bombs and York’s son rises: Some events no sooner have passed than they are bound with a tissue of myth. It is part of our cultural response to certain events – the assassination of JFK … Continue reading
Humble Pie Day
Humble Pie Day: One must never be grudging or bitter about being wrong. I have been completely wrong before about election results so being completely wrong again is not a surprise to me. I wrote the paragraph below at 2 … Continue reading
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Made in Chelsea made me think……
The poor are always with us…. Last night I caught a few minutes of a TV series dedicated to ‘the haves’ of our nation – Made in Chelsea. It chronicles the lives and loves of a group of affluent young people in … Continue reading
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The Last Word….
I have avoided commenting on the debates in detail mainly because we all reveal our own (party) prejudices inevitably in listening to discussion – even when we agree with a speaker – and we tend to hear the things that … Continue reading
United we Stand – divided they rule – the politics of the Union
United we stand? Party politicians on all sides should be chary about the tactics they employ in this general election over the political legitimacy of potential coalition partners – for they may have effects which are unexpected and potentially irreversible. … Continue reading
Game of Thrones II – a rough Guide to the Wars of the Roses continued…
A rough Guide to the Wars of the Roses – Part II – a culture of claim & counter-claim. Edward III: sire of princes & father of the Royal Dukes In addition to the Black Prince, Edward (of Woodstock) Prince of … Continue reading
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A Game of Thrones (a rough guide to the wars of the Roses)
A rough guide to the wars of the Roses – Burying King Richard III Laying to rest the earthly remains of Richard III seems to have dug up a lot of a-historical nonsense long buried by good historical research. In the … Continue reading
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Democracy fizzles out as Parliament Dissolves.
Parliament is dissolved – we’re off The word ‘historic’ is so overused as to make me over-wrought. It has become a synonym for noteworthy. That’s life. Nevertheless this Dissolution of Parliament is historic in its true sense – since this … Continue reading
Lady Day – the Eve of Eve’s recall
Lady Day – the Eve of Eve’s recall This night can’t hold or keep the angel lights Who come the dawn, must peep about the Sun As skylarks rise to sing with seraphim To Him made man today; a … Continue reading
Globe: Farinelli & the King
Carlo Broschi, called Farinelli (1705-82), is known as one of the most famous castrati. Obviously, there survives no recording of this unique voice save for the last castrato in the Western World died in 1922. He was Alessandro Moreschi and he recorded … Continue reading
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