Or possibly tie up with the norwegian royals and march on Stamford Bridge, establish a base at Eorfowic, sorry York
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Or possibly tie up with the norwegian royals and march on Stamford Bridge, establish a base at Eorfowic, sorry York
I'm read Robert Colls' 'George Orwell', a satistyingly short book; Colls is a tremendous historian, with a brilliant writing style.
Just got to the bit where Orwell describes himself as 'lower upper middle class' which is about as English as you get
I agree, it is bizarre.
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There's no pleasure without pain.
Congratulations!
Loved this. Thoroughly good point - and a walk down memory lane youtu.be/UsdtyuSmoXs?...
Yes! I saw this. I gave a little cheer, and allowed myself an extra pint
I share your outrage, but hang on. Does the Lune have an ancient king and Shakespeare tragic hero buried under it? Top spot is obviously the Soar.
My lips are sealed...
Golly! Doesn't end well...
Frank Skinner for In Our Time. Vote now!
(Not sure where, but vote)
Seriously!? I had no idea there was Trumpi-ness! Explain?!
I am still in that state. From the sound of things i should resist looking them up
sad day today. we had to bury my mother. she wasn’t dead yet she just wouldn’t stop asking questions during a movie.
Stone relief of a hybrid creature with the lower body of a lion with four legs and a tail, and the upper body of a bearded man with a conical hat. The creature appears in profile. The stone is greyish beige
I love the hybrid creatures from ancient Mesopotamia. They hint at what scared people, what protected them, and more.
This is a “lion man” (urmahlilu), a magical creature that once flanked the entrance to King Ashurbanipal’s palace in Nineveh to protect against harm.
Admittedly a bit annoying of me though. I was interested to read somewhere that the Scots cancelled Xmas earlier (1640?) and stuck with it longer. Possibly why Hogmannay is more important?
Cromwell & his Reputation
Historiography is one of the things I enjoy most covering in the podcast. And Cromwell's historiography has got to be one of the most fascinating.
Here then is an episode I did recently on the subject.
thehistoryofengland.co.uk/blog/2024/11...
It's one of those much repeated myths about Cromwell (there are so many!) that he cancelled Christmas. But in 1644, he had little power and influence.
Well, he was a fan of music and dancing, so although he'd not have appreciated the Christmas thing, i doubt he'd have worried about a few lights.
We do know Cromwell didn't cancel Christmas don't we?
‘May it please your Majesty, but they have gone over to Bluesky now.’
Blimey. Painful. One of the things i failed to play properly on the piano, on my way to failing Grade 1.
Start, gently at first but with increasing intensity, getting him into historical board games. Start with some light sessions of Risk, Kingmaker fun at age 4, Diplomacy rising 7, maybe draft in Carcassone 8 ish.
Good luck.
This is Alfred Bourne. In addition to his excellent hat and beard game, he was Secrerary of the British & Foreign Schools Society for 40 years to 1908. The Society established about 3,800 elementary schools, on the principal of non donominational education.
Autumnal-ness in Oxfordshire. Quite a lot if these woods have quite young trees. I'm guessing that's because they were used for camps for US and Canadian Air Corps in WWII
Humour is indeed the devil's work
Odd though isn't it? Such a revered thing, now suddenly looks fragile. There's some clever truth there. What is it Alan?
Whether true or not saying it...was not wise.
Yes, me too. The best kind of gag!