More on La Granja…. Spain’s royal gem.
Following on from my recent post about the remarkable 18th Century palace at La Granja, near Segovia, here are a few more pictures to whet… Read More »More on La Granja…. Spain’s royal gem.
Following on from my recent post about the remarkable 18th Century palace at La Granja, near Segovia, here are a few more pictures to whet… Read More »More on La Granja…. Spain’s royal gem.
One of the advantages of being a Georgian Gentleman is that time-travel doesn’t only have to be backwards – it can also be sideways, giving… Read More »La Granja – rather more than a poor man’s Versailles
I always feel sorry for Dorothea Jordan. I have blogged about her before (here). She was an actress with a stunning pair of legs, who… Read More »Another chance to wish ‘Happy Birthday’ to Dorothea Jordan: a much-ridiculed and long-suffering mistress.
Of all the pirates in the so-called ‘Golden Age’ none typified the image of the swash-buckling buccaneer better than Edward Teach – the man known… Read More »Blackbeard, the famous pirate, killed 22 November 1718.
In yesterday’s post I looked at the earlier part of the life of Philip Thicknesse – today I wanted to show how his notoriety as… Read More »Philip Thicknesse (part two) – died 19th November 225 year ago.
I can think of two good reasons to blog about Philip Thicknesse: the first was that he was a seventh son and I haven’t blogged… Read More »The eccentric and argumentative Philip Thicknesse – a most unpleasant man (part one).
Had you been around in London this day in 1724 there is a one in four chance that you would have been in the procession… Read More »16th November – remember the salutary tale of Jack Sheppard.
John Peel, Cumberland farmer and keen huntsman. Prudence suggests I preface my words with a confession: I am not here to… Read More »D’ye ken John Peel – a reminder of the man behind the song: huntsman, died 13th November 1854.
A couple of years ago I found myself in Bergerac on Bastille Day (July 14th): Roads were cordoned off, crush barriers erected, stands became packed,… Read More »225 years on: La Marseillaise in an English satirical print.