Yes he did! Every schoolboy knows that. It’s one of the most famous incidents of Our Island Story. His horse stumbled and the thanes Guthrum and Cerdic hewed him down. King Harold the Victorious, founder [more…]
King Philip of England Yes, he was once King of England, although the English don’t much like to think of him in that way. The man who sent the famous Armada against England in 1588 [more…]
The Cardinal One morning, some two years after these events had passed, a small sleek haired man wearing spectacles and sober clerical garb, sat alone in a cool room, at a highly polished desk, looking [more…]
The Crisis The priest was even more alarmed, for the souls as well as the bodies of everyone involved. The theological implications of these developments appalled him. He felt responsible, and knew that the Church [more…]
The Holy or Unholy Book Huge excitement was felt throughout the district in the following days as news of the amazing discovery reverberated throughout the villages and estates. People flocked to see it or talk [more…]
The Old City The next day he made some notes of the stories which his host and his fellow guests had told him. Don Roberto was pleased by the priest’s interest in his family and [more…]
Man and mule were both hot, tired and thirsty as they moved slowly through the harsh landscape of dusty scrub and dry grass sprinkled over its low undulations interspersed with dry valleys and flat topped [more…]
Next morning Richard and his manservant Dixon, who had accompanied him throughout the campaign, and given a good account of himself in battle at Richard’s side on several occasions, were driven in a two horse [more…]
The Eagles’ New Eyrie The celebrations had been spectacular and prolonged. Everywhere one looked there seemed to be flags and images of double headed eagles, in various combinations of gold, black, silver,white, red, yellow and [more…]
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