by A.N. Wilson. Tales from the reign of Good Queen Bess. Having enjoyed Wilson's earlier book about the reign of a later queen, The Victorians, I was looking forward to finding out a bit more about the reign of the first Queen Elizabeth. The Elizabethans is a pretty good book. There was a bit too… Continue reading The Elizabethans
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
Hit the North!
I'm back from my holiday in Northumberland.
The man, not the role
Prince Harry has admitted he sometimes wishes he was "normal" and suggested his royal role can put women off.
The English Village
by Martin Wainwright. An enjoyable short history of what made England England. I enjoyed this brief history of the English village. I was particularly pleased by how much emphasis Martin Wainwright—a Guardian writer and Northerner blogger—places on northern English village life, which tends to get overlooked by the southern media. I was also delighted to… Continue reading The English Village
Tricks and licks
In which I use my childcare skills to diffuse a potentially tense situation.
Chatting with the Magic Band
Nite Owl gets to meet the Magic Band.
Book review: ‘On the Natural History of Destruction’ by W.G. Sebald
An extended essay on the ‘scandalous deficiency’ of texts about the Allied bombing of Germany.
QUEEN IN ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANIST OUTBURST SHOCK!
The Queen has spoken of her belief that the Church of England has "a duty to protect the free practice of all faiths" in the UK.
It just won't be the same without Freddie Mercury
Duchess of Cambridge to join Queen at start of UK tour.
Granta 118: Exit Strategies
by John Freeman (ed.). Too much fiction, yet again. For once, most of the pieces in this edition of Granta actually seem to fit the chosen theme, Exit Strategies, very well. Most of the pieces are about people trying to get out of particular situations. There are a couple of excellent pieces of memoir, particularly… Continue reading Granta 118: Exit Strategies