Sunday, 7 May 2023

On Being an Islander: Reflections on Current Exhibitions in Oxford and Cambridge

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Exhibitions currently showing at the University Museums of Oxford and Cambridge tackle the question of what it means, and what it has meant ...
Sunday, 9 January 2022

Thomas Lambe, Soap-Boiler and Baptist Preacher: A Religious and Political Radical in 17th Century London

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This blog-post is a summary of research that I carried out for the Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers, during the course of 2020 and 202...
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Sunday, 6 December 2020

The Streets of Old Westminster: Apsley House and Hyde Park - Military London Past and Present

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A visitor to London, exploring he City of Westminster, and having visited  Green Park , can leave the park by the north-east gate, and turn ...
Monday, 30 November 2020

Virtual Cultural Tourism: A New Departure

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This is a very brief post, by way of an introduction to our new sister-site,  Mark Patton Associates , where, for the first time, I am offer...
Saturday, 21 March 2020

The Streets of Old Westminster: Green Park and Spencer House.

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A visitor to London, exploring the City of Westminster, and having viewed  Saint James's Park and Buckingham Palace , can enter Green Pa...
Monday, 6 January 2020

Great Books of 2019: The Matter of Troy Revisited

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2019 has been an unusual year, in that the short-lists for major literary awards have included a number of novels which take their inspirati...
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Sunday, 8 December 2019

The Ghosts of the Day: A New Short Story

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As we approach the end of 2019, and to mark the 180th anniversary, this year, of the birth of photography, I am releasing this short story, ...
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