The King’s Army of the English Civil War Society commemorated the execution of Charles I in January 1649 in London today. Authentic dress, weapons and drill, with proper decorum.
Strong flow over Albion Falls on Hamilton Mountain after recent snow and rain.
Crab Wood, west of Winchester, on Boxing Day. In summer, you can see for several miles, not so today. Season’s Greetings to everyone!
That Father Ted Christmas Special was brilliant. An absolute comedy gem
@pariglas.bsky.social Have you seen markeliottglass.com? Excellent glass artist based in Sydney. Represented in Australian galleries and collections
I saw this wonderful El Greco painting, The Apparition of the Virgin Mary to St Lawrence, in Monforte de Lemos, Galicia. There it was, unannounced, with its extraordinary look of spiritual awe and wonder on the saint’s face. St Lawrence is carrying the grid on which he was tortured, as always
Winchester Cathedral tonight during the first Christmas carol service looking to the Great Screen and the High Altar. Splendid music under the new director of music, Andrew Lucas
Don’t you mean Henry VII, as Prince Henry (b. 1491) was only nine years old in 1500 and expected his older brother Arthur (d. 1502) to succeed their father.
Also recommended is Michael Hicks’s article, “Historic doubts about the survival of the Princes in the Tower after 1485”, published in ‘Historical Research’, 2024, vol 97, 437-442. It’s now behind a paywall but worth reading. At doi.org/10.1093/hisr....
Is the EdStone mk2 being announced on Thursday by Keir Starmer? Remember how well the original went 😬
He’s awful but why is the BBC devoting so much time and space to the story? Many more important issues to investigate and report on.
Dr. Gordon McKelvie, in the latest On History blog, explores how historians can use the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) to generate data for classroom discussions on broader historiographical trends, using English history revolts as an example
This is from the New Yorker, date and artist unknown, but I like it #skystorians. (Happy to add credits)
It’s all Thomas Cromwell’s fault.
There is a long relationship between Winchester Cathedral and Stavanger, as one of its monks named Reinald started the church there. Its patron saint is St Swithun of Winchester. Read more at www.wincathrecord.org in June 2024 edition of Record Extra.
News: I am now local history editor for “Hampshire Studies”, the annual learned journal of Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society (est. 1885). Welcome submissions and reviewers. #skystorians
I have a fairly developed knowledge of Tudor history but don’t have a clue about what’s going on in BBC’s Wolf Hall - The Mirror and the Light.
Quite literally #bluesky - a glorious afternoon by the Kennet & Avon Canal. Thought you’d all like something uplifting and uncontroversial.
Read all about the murder of King Edward in 978 and how he became a saint in Southern History journal, vol 43, or as presentation on my ResearchGate page.
Read all about the enduring cult of Edward the Martyr in Southern History journal, vol. 43. Also on my ResearchGate page as a presentation.
Latest edition of the Friends of Winchester Cathedral’s Record Extra online journal tells how a relic of St Philip the Apostle took from 1538 to 1593 to travel from Winchester to Philip II of Spain’s massive collection of relics at the Escorial near Madrid. Go to www.wincathrecord.org.
Big sky at Stanpit Marsh near Christchurch. Migrating lapwing and widgeon are loving the flooding from a near-Springs high water.
Latest edition of the Friends of Winchester Cathedral’s Record Extra online journal tells how a relic of St Philip the Apostle took from 1538 to 1593 to travel from Winchester to Philip II of Spain’s massive collection of relics at the Escorial near Madrid. Go to www.wincathrecord.org.
I am looking for a database or list of Royalist officers in the English Civil Wars. There’s one for Parliamentarians, but can’t find one for Royalists. Any suggestions?
Do any English Civil War historians or fans know of a recent or forthcoming biography of General Thomas Fairfax? He’s being overlooked in the torrent of books on Cromwell and the Republic
Just because it has such a rich colour - this Japanese Maple (acer palmatum) "Wilson's Pink Dwarf" is at the Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Hampshire
Sorry @greenleejw.bsky.social but Huntingdon's chronicle says Henry I died of a "surfeit of lampreys", not eels.
Happy Easter, everyone. Here’s a celebratory floral Easter cross at St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate church in historic Winchester.
The Church in the Woods, Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Next service in mid-May.
It’s a really nice story for Davis Schneider in the Mr Irrelevant category. I hope he’s not a flash in the pan and has a good MLB career.
