Soon be time to sleep. 😴
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 004: The Dover Bible, Volume 2; 12th century; f.277r
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Hearing "go woke, go broke" about Doctor Who's troubles is funny when the wokest (and best) series of the past decade aired nine years ago, when the Doctor was punching racists and critiquing capitalism with a black lesbian companion whose greatest enemy was conversion therapy
Chilling scenes from Belfast. One leading local politician tells me that last night was “a pogrom” in a UK city.
Next weekend I’m speaking at a one-day symposium in Chester on new research on Chester Castle, arguably this heritage-rich city’s least vaunted site. It’ll be great fun, come along!
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Happy #ADoorAbleThursday to all who celebrate!
Glasgow Cathedral has a set of doors which received wisdom says are medieval. I’m a little sceptical, but AFAIK there is no typology of medieval Scottish joinery/carpentry, so English analogies are all we have.
Two-leaf door to upper chapter house.
As I wrote at the time of the Ballymena pogroms, I'm old enough to remember when the LVF attacked the home of disabled child because he was insuficciently Protestant.
I'm old enough to remember this because it happened in 2024.
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Next weekend I’m speaking at a one-day symposium in Chester on new research on Chester Castle, arguably this heritage-rich city’s least vaunted site. It’ll be great fun, come along!
Please share!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chester-ca...
Today, finally, the UK publication of the paperback version of *Máel Coluim III, 'Canmore: An Eleventh-Century Scottish King* with John Donald/ @birlinn.bsky.social
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As I was leaving the cathedral, I spotted this door, which a nice guide told me let to the triforium. It was struck but the great width of the boards, but then spotted some ?staining which might be wood grain, or perhaps an applied decorative scheme. I’m on the case to find out more!
Join English Heritage for a landmark day of discovery as we celebrate a new era of interpretation at Chester Castle.
