While I’m sat at my desk listening to the rain on my roof my friend is galavanting around Palermo and sent me these from the 12th century Norman church decorated by Byzantine artists. Some people have all the luck!
I was today’s years old when I discover the origins of the ubiquitous ordnance survey maps as a a way of the army mapping the Scottish highlands as a part of the Jacobean rebellion, and then as part of the potential napoleonic invasion. Discovery from within this new book I have started
£2.99 bargain from Newark oxfam
Holiday house books on point this year!
An early stroll before the rain arrives
It took all 4 members of my family to cut one pizza last night with my friends belated birthday pizza cutter because they could not resist.
@thehillpaul.bsky.social Sir, should you find yourself in a proper public house and you come across this then I would fully recommend it to you. A beautiful porter!
Two colossal figures within the pre- England kingdom of Northumbria ticked off my church men bucket list having visited st Aidan in bamburgh multiple times I finally tick off the venerable bede and the mighty Saint Cuthbert.
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In June we publish 'Lords of the Salt Road: The Norse Earls of Orkney and the Viking World' by Angus Konstam.
A spellbinding tale of love, war, triumph, tragedy, treachery, murder, rebellion and greed.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4n3wloD
UK: 04/06/2026
US: 02/06/2026
