Do I dare
Disturb the universe?
In a minute there is time
For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.
(Yes, I know I got carried away on this… and tri… Read More
The second part of 2 Timothy 3 is in the three-year Lectionary used for public worship and, as I am going through the Gospels for Year A at the moment, it will be some time before I reach th… Read More
The Gunpowder Plot was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and his government in 1605. The conspirators, led by Robert Catesby, planned to blow up the Houses o… Read More
Front page of Milton’s Areopagitica, published in late 1644 without a licence. Image: US Library of Congress, via Wikimedia commons.In June 1643, amidst the furnace heat of civil war… Read More
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“Curious leaden figures discovered at Shadwell” read the shameless announcement published in the &lsq… Read More
There have been scandalous queens in history, but none of them had the outrageous bedroom drama of Catherine of Braganza. As King Charles II of England’s wife, Catherine now has a repu… Read More
ON THIS DATE (21ST SEPTEMBER) 195 YEARS AGO : BIRTH OF AN RIC MAN WHO RESIGNED HIS POSITION IN OPPOSITION TO 'REPRESSIVE ACTIONS AGAINST THE IRISH'.On the 21st September 1827 - 195 years ago… Read More
ON THIS DATE (10TH AUGUST) 98 YEARS AGO - IRA EXECUTIVE REVIEW PAST ACTIONS AND MAKE FUTURE PLANS.On August 10th (and 11th) 1924 - 98 years ago on this date - the remaining original members… Read More
The other week I read a profile of a senior Anglican clergyman, more about whom tomorrow.
At the weekend I read an article in The Telegraph about a long-deceased past Dean of St Paul’s… Read More
Lil $o$o and friends are formulating the new look of a boss in the filthy rich new music video for her 2021 closeout “Bad Attitude.” Preparation for her anticipated debut album… Read More
John Dryden (1631-1700), the major poet of the Restoration Age, was born at Aldwincle, a village near Oundle in Northampton shire. His paternal grand father named Sir Eramus Dryden was a bar… Read More
Global online dating sites over 50, May december love internet dating sites, Why do people become hooked on online dating sitesThese are typically alert pets and, while you probably understa… Read More
Traditionally, I stay away from tribute albums. Albums full of covers of a particular band by other bands. There may be some great tracks on albums such as this, but more often than not I fi… Read More
‘Flibbertigibbit’ is a word that has been kicked around like a soccer ball, going right back to its Mediaeval origins, having a slightly different meaning with almost every trace… Read More
The horseman watches the action atop his steed. His grip on his sword, still sheathed at his side, has slowly tightened, to the point that the handle is now making indentations on his sweaty… Read More
This article titled “England beat West Indies by eight wickets: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live!” was written by Tom Davies (now) and Tim de Lisle (earlier), for theguardian… Read More
Filled with wild waterways, surprise shots of adrenaline, and a landscape that continues to muse artists of all sorts. County Leitrim is one of the most astounding counties in Ireland… Read More
The bad news about witchcraft and the devil raging in the last days was spread by print. Some of the earliest works about witchcraft were formidable accomplishments on the page, oceanic comm… Read More