Thomas Coram and the Foundling Museum
It was only by chance that Mrs SC and I found the Foundling Museum, but what a fascinating story about charity and children and the arts!
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Jamestown, Accra: walking through history with Collins and Lee
Jamestown, Accra – Day three of our visit to Ghana, Mrs SC and I joined a walking tour of Jamestown with Collins and Lee.
Historical fiction by Warlight: The Moon’s Account
Historical fiction in the third quarter of 2020 – a reading diary entry covering four historical novels and a three other books.
Bältesspännarna – The Belt-bound Fighters
I originally took this photo of The Belt-bound Fighters – Bältesspännarna – (sometimes called The Knife Wrestlers) in 2013. Here’s a little bit more about the sculpture and it’s history gleaned from the net.
White Trash by Nancy Isenberg – a book review
A review of White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg which I read with great interest earlier in the month.
Harebells at Ragnhildsholmen – photo of the week
A spray of harebells photographed at Ragnhildsholmen on Hisingen in Gothenburg, originally published on 6 July 2014.
Portrait wall at Overleie in Kortrijk
A tourist visit to Kortrijk (Courtai in French) leads us through the town on the Golden Spurs trail and out to Little Buda and a wall of portraits that turns out to be an artistic protest.
Remembrance Day 2016, Brussels
Remembrance Day 2016 as commemorated in Brussels and a meditation (or a rant) on the meaning of the day, plus an apology for the recent break in service. Also a little gallery of photos.
Paddy’s journey: Gifts, woods and broken roads
Gifts, woods and broken roads – a review of Patrick Leigh Fermor’s trilogy of books about walking across Europe in 1933, and the allure of his story.
The Age of Discovery at Museu de Marinha
It’s always interesting to see what history museums choose to present, and the way they present it. It’s also telling to see what history they avoid presenting. Lisbon’s Museu de Marinha – the Maritime Museum – is a case in point.