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Honoring The Words of A Literary Critic on World Book Day

Honoring The Words of A Literary Critic on World Book Day

Notes from An Alien ― Today is World Book Day, founded by UNESCO, but celebrated in the U.K. in March. Ironic if you watched yesterday’s video, The History of English :-) And, being a writer who blogs five days a week about Reading, Writing, and Publishing, World...

Tags: Uncategorized, Advice For Writers, Grain Of Salt, The History Of English, UNESCO, Walter Benjamin

Alexander M Zoltai ― 4 weeks ago

The History of English (in ten minutes)

Notes from An Alien ― I’m a writer—I love English. My favorite word is “word”. There’s a special page on this blog, with a series of posts, called * What Are Words ? I also hang out with folks from many other countries and they speak ...

Tags: Uncategorized, Borrowed Words, Evolution Of The English Language, History Of English, Imported Words, Kory Stamper

Alexander M Zoltai ― 4 weeks 2 days ago

King Henry VIII and His Six Wives Part I

King Henry VIII and His Six Wives Part I

History and Herstory ― This wouldn't be considered a history blog if there isn't a post about King Henry VIII! Hence, I shall make a short write up about Henry VIII and each of Henry's wives. I will write a more detailed one about them later in separate posts. ∙ ...

Tags: English History, Tudor England

Celine Wan ― 5 weeks 3 days ago

Arise, King Dick

Arise, King Dick

Ana the Imp ― So now we know: the skeleton found under a municipal car park at the end of last summer really is the long lost King Richard III. I certainly share the excitement of the archaeological team from the University of Leicester: this is indeed one of ...

Tags: English Monarchs, English History

Anatheimp ― 14 weeks ago

England’s Odd Couple

England’s Odd Couple

Ana the Imp ― I recently watched on BBC iPlayer the third part of Simon Schama’s interesting documentary on the history of Britain, though this particular instalment was entirely devoted to English affairs. Specifically it focused on the turbulent relationship...

Tags: English Church, English Monarchs, English History

Anatheimp ― 17 weeks ago

Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

History and Herstory ― Contrasting opinions: Hero or Villain?Rich in its History of Royal Families, England has been well known for its Monarchs. If you're ever wondering if there's a point of time whereby England had not had a King, then yes, that once happened. There ...

Tags: English History, King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, English Civil War

Celine Wan ― 20 weeks ago

Horatio Nelson: Love Story

Horatio Nelson: Love Story

History and Herstory ― Lady Hamilton and Lord Horatio NelsonAlmost everybody knows who Lord Horatio Nelson is: he won the Battle of Trafalgar; he lost an arm and an eye; and he said "kiss me Hardy" moments before his death. There is even a famous memorial of him in the...

Tags: English History, Emma Hamilton, Love Stories, Horatio Nelson

Celine Wan ― 35 weeks ago

Raiders of the Lost King

Raiders of the Lost King

Ana the Imp ― How are the mighty fallen in the midst of battle…and buried under council car parks. This, according to recent speculation, was the fate of Richard III, England’s last Plantagenet king, killed at the Battle of Bosworth in August, 1485. Now...

Tags: English Monarchs, English History., English Monarchy

Anatheimp ― 37 weeks ago

Strormin' Normans

Strormin' Normans

Ana the Imp ― Last year the communities of northern France celebrated eleven hundred years of history with a Happy Birthday Normandie bash www.happybirthdaynormandie.com Those who joined in were urged to "feel free to awaken your sleeping Viking spirit." The...

Tags: The Normans, English History

Anatheimp ― 42 weeks ago

A Laughing Cavalier

A Laughing Cavalier

Ana the Imp ― BBC Four devoted an hour recently to one core question – Roundhead or Cavalier: Which One Are You? These are the two parties, of course, who slugged it out in the English Civil War of the seventeenth century. ∙ The question is not as...

Tags: English History

Anatheimp ― 42 weeks ago

Voices of the Past

Voices of the Past

Ana the Imp ― Do you have a British coin in your purse or pocket? If so take it out and have a look at the abbreviations around the Queen’s head. Just before the date you will see the letters FD. It’s a Latin abbreviation for Fidei defensor in the male and...

Tags: English Monarchs, English Reformation, English History

Anatheimp ― 47 weeks ago

The Armada:1588

Destiny Poets ― In Calais Port you await a heralded dawn long foretold , yet somehow you shall fail to meet that appointed hour at St.Paul’s and the Coronation Of Eagles, apples of Phillip’s eye , as they are plucked from their firmament … ...

Tags: Poetry, English History, History, Spanish Armada

Louis Kasatkin ― 22 May, 12

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