Meet Ian Ross
When I was at school we learned about the Roman invasion of Britain in AD43 and Boadicea’s revolt in AD60 and then we drew pictures of villas and hypocausts until … Continue reading
Columbus Rests Here
Perhaps, or perhaps not. The picture above is not a Soviet bock of flats but the Faro (lighthouse) at Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. It is a gigantic … Continue reading
FRANCIS DRAKE SLEPT HERE
When Francis Drake sacked Santo Domingo and held it to ransom in 1586 he stowed his cot (not his hammock) in a side chapel in the cathedral. Below is a … Continue reading
Freedom’s Pilgrim: Review
Here is a review of Freedom’s Pilgrim recently published on The Review website. Freedom’s Pilgrim: A Tudor Odyssey by Edward James Reviewed by Rob Bayliss See below for giveaway … Continue reading
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,200 … Continue reading
2014 Christmas Blog Hop
The 2014 Blog Hop is now live. Choose from the links below. 2014 Christmas Tour
An Accidental Virgin
This is the title of a Christmas story you will find among the pages on this blog. I assure that it is very family-friendly. It is based on an incident … Continue reading
