Charles I and a very small coffin…
It isn’t every day I find an intriguing little snippet, but today was one of those days. This article tells the tale of the finding and opening of Charles I’s…
Books for a wet and windy night?
Last night it poured. Most of the night in fact, which in my house doesn't lend itself to a good night's sleep as we sleep under the eaves and have…
Kindle 1600s style.
If you think that the idea of being able to travel with a whole library of books came in with the invention of the Kindle, think again. The Bodleian Library…
The Crusades – Complex History
I have to confess to be woefully ignorant about the history of the Crusades, but articles like this one really whet my appetite to know more. What it instantly shows…
When you hit a dry spell…
Here's some good advice from Suzanne Lakin on how to get through a dry spell in your writing and turn a negative into a positive. The short story is something…
Money, money, money…
Latest hoard of coins to be found in a Derbyshire cave is declared 'treasure'. Fascinating collection, but interesting to me for another reason. Once, when taking part in a rescue…
If you think 17th c miners were uneducated – think again!
Tom Williams talks about lead mining in 17thc Scotland - I'm glad I was a child in the latter part of the 20thc!! I haven't visited Leadhills (on my to…
Testosterone, cortisol and crossing your arms.
How important is body language? A lot more so than you might think. Ann Cuddy shares some body language insights - question - do I really want to raise my…
Am I ‘sad’?
I have the feeling that it may be a little 'sad' to find this article in the Guardian interesting - but it is about words - and in particular how…
Should this be a novel?
Fascinating glimpse of the journal of an anonymous sailor. 1) I want to go and see it. 2) There is surely novel material in here somewhere. 3) Lady Hester Stanhope…