Drawing and Quartering – A Fun Day for a Crowd! I thought we might take a little trip to Merry Olde England. This should give everyone nightmares and have you running for any door. Even the one which leads into the dark… Read More ›
English history
DRAWING AND QUARTERING – MY FAVORITE NIGHTMARE
Daily Prompt: Just a Dream For your Daily Downer, WordPress is offering up a peach. You’re having a nightmare, and have to choose between three doors. Pick one, and tell us about what you find on the other side. What a great… Read More ›
HOW MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS SCREWED THE POOCH
DAILY PROMPT – In Loving Memory – Write your obituary? Say what? I don’t think so. I’m not up for the Daily Downer. So instead, let’s do some history, shall we? As usual, there will be a short quiz at the end of the period…. Read More ›
Woven of Myth: The Plantagenets
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England By Dan Jones PENGUIN GROUP Viking – 560 pages Publication Date: April 18, 2013 This is a highly readable book. Although it is pure history, it’s so beautifully written, so lyrical… Read More ›