HISTORY, ROMANCE AND...CATS

The imposing entrance to Carisbrooke Castle This January it is 365 years since King Charles I was executed. Last week we retraced his final ...

 Last week I was fortunate enough to visit the "First Georgians" exhibition at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace Mews. It...

Click to find the other blogs taking part. My post is about Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight. One famous inhabitant was Charles I, im...

The statue of King Charles I - in memory of his execution .             The end of this month marks the 365 th   anniversary of the executio...

I'm delighted to welcome Debra Brown to my blog. As well as writing the wonderfully evocative, The Companion of Lady Holmeshire , Debbie...

  Inside the Exeter Exchange, 1812 Between the World Cup and Wimbledon, it seems everyone is talking about, or watching sport this summer. B...

“Poor pug was caught, to town conveyed, There sold. How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady’s room.” John Gay 1728 I have a confessi...

My dream shoe...If only they had them in my size.Photo courtesy of  Kobi Levi (Footwear Art) I have very big feet – but I am six foot tall –...

            I love history, especially the 18 th century and the more I learn about the Georgians, the more it appears they oversaw the bir...

What goes around comes around, or so the saying goes.  It seems this is true of street lighting. Walking home late one night I was struck by...