History Repeats
(1) The Pilgrimage of Grace (Historic UK) “The policies of Henry VIII did much to change the country and shape its future; those who resisted with the Pilgrimage of Grace Continue Reading →
Month: November 2023
Weekend 589.0 (Rommer Treece)
“At some point in his studies the student of military history begins to perceive great events as climaxes to a series of ironies.” — W.J. Wood What’s cooking? I’m smack Continue Reading →
Weekend 588.0
(1) Friday night vinyl is The Wall – Live in Berlin by Roger Waters. (2) Address to the Inhabitants of Bermuda, 6 September 1775 (National Archives) (3) The Secret Tube Continue Reading →
Weekend 587.0
More from Southampton Sketches by Elise M. Sandell: The bells of St. Michael’s, which have rung on through the centuries, have always been fascinating. A memory comes of a summer Continue Reading →
Our Lady of Walsingham
(1) Her Immaculate Majesty: The Queen of England (The Imaginative Conservative) “A moment,” she said, “and the dead shall revive; The giants are failing, the Saints are alive; I am Continue Reading →
Can’t keep my eyes from the circling skies.
(1) A quote from Naked Airport by Alastair Gordon “Everything inside the terminal—flight information board, lights, staircase, railings—was designed to be part of a total environment in which each part Continue Reading →
Weekend 586.0 (1.6 x 10-35 m)
(1) The Westminster Cathedral Newsletter (Fr Michael Donaghy) “There is, in many of us, the inclination to put on a show. We can easily wear a mask to hide our Continue Reading →