Weekend 533.0
I was in Portsmouth on Saturday for Pompey versus Gills. Portsmouth is owned by former Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner¹. Gillingham is in a League One relegation battle that Continue Reading →
Category Archives: England
Saint George’s Day
It’s the feast day of the patron saint of England.
Transit Wizardry & Homecoming (of sorts)
District to Victoria to St Pancras ‡‡‡ Eurostar ‡‡‡ to Gare du Nord to 4 to 1.
War of the Roses
This is not meant to be exhaustive and is a work in progress. One of my interests is the House of Percy and it started with the signet-ring at the Continue Reading →
Weekend 530.0 (So’ton)
“Either way it’s OK, you wake up with yourself…” No live football this weekend but back in action next weekend. (1) World Cup 2022 draw: England drawn against USA and Continue Reading →
Weekend 529.0 (Towton and York)
“This battayl was sore foughten, for hope of life was set on every parte and takynge of prisoners was proclaimed as a great offence, by reason whereof every man determined Continue Reading →
Hereford Postscript
The stained-glass in the east window in All Saints Church was created by ME Aldrich Rope. She was also responsible for one of my favourtie pieces, Franciscan Boy and a Continue Reading →
Weekend 523.1
“Judica me, Deus, discerne causam meum de gente non sancta.” Psalm 42 Quotes from The Brothers York: An English Tragedy by Thomas Penn: “Meanwhile, shortly before sunset on Thursday 18 Continue Reading →
In every city, in every nation…
I asked my cousin from Michigan whether or not he had ever heard of the Pet Shop Boys in 1980-something and he looked at me like I had three heads. Continue Reading →
Weekend 512.1
“You are gentlemen of brave mettle; you would lift the moon out of her sphere if she would continue in it five weeks without changing.” – William Shakespeare (1) Battle Continue Reading →