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Category Archives: History and related subjects
Part Two: Edward VI’s Inheritance
Part Two: Loving Cups and Poisoned Chalices History has suggested many explanations for the sequence of dramatic events that were the reign of King Henry VIII. From the brutal judicial murders ofEmpson and Dudley; through the early wars; through the … Continue reading
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H.O Evennett: The Cardinal of Lorraine & The Council of Trent
Who was the Cardinal of Lorraine; what was the Council of Trent; and, why should you care? The first question is most easily answered. The Cardinal of Lorraine is the title of Charles de Guise, second son of Claude Duc de Guise … Continue reading
Edward VI
Part 1…. Minor’s Orders and Minority Interests Born to rule – Today it is a phrase sardonically employed to describe a social structure that enables a privileged few effortlessly to sustain positions of political influence. By way of satirical irony those … Continue reading
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The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott Alfred lord Tennyson, 1833 Part III A bow-shot from her bower-eaves, He rode between the barley sheaves, The sun came dazzling thro’ the leaves, And flamed upon the brazen greaves Of bold Sir Lancelot. A … Continue reading
King Edward VI’s Inheritance
Loving Cups and poisoned Chalices History has suggested many explanations for the sequence of dramatic events that were the reign of King Henry VIII. From the brutal judicial murders of Empson and Dudley; through the early wars; through the … Continue reading
The Diamond Jubilee
The day that such a blessing gave No common festival should be. What it justly seem’d to crave, Grant, o grant, and let it have The honour of a Jubilee. There will be plenty of laudatory and obsequious commentary this weekend. … Continue reading
Edward VI…..
Part 1…. Minor’s Orders and Minority Interests Born to rule – Today it is a phrase sardonically employed to describe a social structure that enables a privileged few effortlessly to sustain positions of political influence. By way … Continue reading
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Eastertide….
From Easter day to Low Sunday Family lore – the stories that siblings inherit from their parents and share with their children – about each other, neighbours and friends or indeed family foes help to shape our sense of inheritance. … Continue reading
From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday
Of Holy Week and the meaning of its rituals and symbols Last Saturday I watched the pope preside over the Easter Vigil from St Peter’s Basilica. It’s a curious service in many ways….a service in its modern form that … Continue reading
What is Passiontide?
Passion Sunday – 5th Sunday of Lent The great festivals that were once kept throughout Europe provided a cultural common language that is now almost entirely lost. But rather like the twelve days of Christmas…the days from the 5th Sunday … Continue reading