Today is a Red Letter Day, or at least it was centuries ago. We still sometimes say that it is a Red Letter Day which means it is somewhat special. In the medieval times when monks and scholars would document every day regardless of whether anything happened or perhaps they’d write out the Holy Bible or the… Continue reading Rediscovery of a lost British Saint and today is his Feast Day!
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Saving the home of the Gunpowder Plotters Last Stand
With Remember Remember The Fifth of November having just taken place a few days ago, it’s interesting that a pivotal site related to the plot to blow up Parliament has just been given protection. After their failure to blow up Parliament and assassinate King James I in November 1605, the gunpowder plotters fled to Holbeche… Continue reading Saving the home of the Gunpowder Plotters Last Stand
Exploring the ruins of Old Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishops Palace)
It says a lot about Winchester that even after visiting so many places, we still have so much more to see. In fact we didn’t see everything worthwhile in Winchester so knowing time was against us, we decided to see something all together different. An old castle which was indeed at one time a palace.… Continue reading Exploring the ruins of Old Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishops Palace)
The Tintagel Bridge over the troubled waters of King Arthur
There are few places in the world where history and legend intermix so thoroughly and so naturally as at Tintagel in Cornwall. Following the retreat of the Romans from Britannia, from about the 5th to the 7th century AD it was an important stronghold, and probably a residence of rulers of Cornwall. Many fragments of… Continue reading The Tintagel Bridge over the troubled waters of King Arthur
Stephen Liddell 