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Herodotus and the Histories – Part One

20th February 2022 1642again 2123 Comments

Having finally fulfilled a previous and somewhat rash promise to write about Thucydides and his account of the Peloponnesian War, I thought it about time I write about his forerunner, Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who is [more…]

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St Stephen and St Stephen’s Day

26th December 2021 1642again 1994 Comments

In the church year St Stephen’s Day is traditionally the one after Christmas Day, or two days after in some places.  In the Eastern church countries which still use the Julian calendar both it and [more…]

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Why There? Why Then? The First Coming of the Messiah

25th December 2021 1642again 1631 Comments

We are fast approaching Advent, the Christian season that looks forward to Christ’s nativity.  Today I am not going to tell you what you most probably already know about Advent, its significance and meaning, but [more…]

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Some Thoughts on the Nativity

24th December 2021 1642again 2105 Comments

We are all familiar with the ingredients of the nativity story: the birth of Jesus foretold. The Census of Caesar Augustus (tax censuses were a regular feature of the Roman Empire and a Quirinus was [more…]

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Book Review: Mani, Travels in the Southern Peloponnese by Patrick Leigh-Fermor

13th June 2021 1642again 2522 Comments

It is no secret that I absolutely love the writing of Patrick Leigh-Fermor, a man whose life would have been wonderfully interesting even if he had never published a word. I sketched out something of [more…]

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Book Review: The Noble Revolt by John Adamson

6th June 2021 1642again 2129 Comments

So, you know all about the causes of and lead up to the English Civil War?  John Pym was leader of the Parliamentarian party, it was all about taxation or religious tolerance…  Everyone knows that, [more…]

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Jesus and the End Times – Matthew Chapter 24

23rd May 2021 1642again 2365 Comments

Eschatology is the study of End Times prophecy, particularly Christian prophecy, and it is fair to say that there is a fascination with End Times prophecy in the general culture even among those who would [more…]

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How to Save a Civilisation – the 10th Century Crisis

16th May 2021 1642again 2427 Comments

It’s very easy to be depressed and lose a sense of hope these days.  Trump, lockdowns, climate scams, immigration and public finances out of control, race baiters trying to erase our history…  The question arises: [more…]

20th Century

Book Review: Patrick Leigh-Fermor’s A Time of Gifts Trilogy

9th May 2021 1642again 2055 Comments

Frequenters of Going Postal, being a generally knowledgeable lot, may well have heard of Patrick Leigh Fermor and, if not, will probably be familiar with the war film ‘Ill Met by Moonlight’ (starring Dirk Bogarde) [more…]

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