First of all thank-you to everyone who liked my blogs last week when I was away. I’m glad they were appreciated and I really enjoyed following up on the people who ‘liked’ me. Monday is a Bank Holiday in England, our last one until the Christmas period. Until the 1830’s we had over 30 bank… Continue reading Bank Holiday Monday(s)
Category: history
Posts predominantly history related.
Castles and Churches
Day 2 of our holiday in The Lakes started with a visit to Egremont Castle which happens to be 2 minutes walk from where we are staying. Situated in the pretty small town of Egremont the castle like many others was built by The Normans but sadly this one is quite ruined. Many parts of… Continue reading Castles and Churches
Chivalry – it’s not just for knights
I read recently an article that claimed that chivalry is dead and it got me thinking for a while, it may not be dead but like nostalgia, it definitely ain’t what used to be. Chivalry emerged from the lawless times of post-Roman Britain and became a code of conduct by which Knights sought to live… Continue reading Chivalry – it’s not just for knights
Stephen Liddell 