The Foot Guards

Not many people notice these railings on Brook Street, Mayfair. I think they even eluded Norman Murphy’s observant eye.

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John 8.7

I hope Louis de Bernières remembers what he wrote in 1994.

Glastonbury Revisited

As the Glastonbury Festival closes it’s worth reflecting on its history. Not the festival – the abbey.

To War with Whitaker

“If you buy one more book this year, do make it To War with Whitaker” wrote Dirk Bogarde in The Daily Telegraph in 1994. His advice holds true today.

A Man of Many Parts

One of the four physicians hoping to carve up Anne Greene was Ralph Bathurst, a man of many parts.

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News from the Dead

In 1650, at Oxford Castle, Anne Greene was hanged for infanticide.

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On Parade

If conversation falters you might ask “when was the first Birthday Parade”?

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