by David West | Dec 26, 2023 | News
Boxing Day seems to be a day when a lot happens. King Lear was first performed on this day in 1606 for king James I. I’m not a fan of King James. He had my ancestor Sir Anthony Standen imprisoned in the Tower of London. You can read all about it in The Spy who Sank...
by David West | Dec 24, 2023 | News
On the 24th December 563 the Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople was dedicated for the second time having been destroyed by an earthquake. The original church was commenced under the direction of Constantine I and consecrated by his son Constantius II in...
by David West | Dec 23, 2023 | News
Today’s murder became known as the Day of the Dagger. On the 23rd December 1588 the bodyguards of King Henri III of France stabbed to death the king’s main rival, Henri Duke of Guise. The late 16th century was a turbulent period in France, marked by deep religious...
by David West | Dec 22, 2023 | News
Forgive me, father, it’s been thirty days since my last golf lesson. I’ve been trying hard to correct my faults, but I keep straying from the correct swing path. I know my knees are moving too much. When I swing righteously, my shots are heavenly, true, straight, and...
by David West | Dec 19, 2023 | News
Last night I watched Killing Sherlock, Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle. I’ve written about my childhood reading before. The Jennings books by Anthony Buckeridge led me to read the Sherlock Holmes books. I recall Jennings, and his boarding school pal...
