Once I was a clever boy learning the arts of Oxford... is a quotation from the verses written by Bishop Richard Fleming (c.1385-1431) for his tomb in Lincoln Cathedral. Fleming, the founder of Lincoln College in Oxford, is the subject of my research for a D. Phil., and, like me, a son of the West Riding. I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop... it was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.


Thursday, 27 August 2015

Brazilian Monarchists take to the streets


The indefatigable Special Correspondent ( whom I had the pleasure of meeting up with by chance in Oxford last weekend) has sent me this link to a Facebook page about the current activities of Brazilian monarchists. This suggests that support for the admittedly divided Imperial House is surprisingly strong given that the country was declared to be a republic on 1889.

The article as posted which is in French, and has some rather striking photographs, can be viewed at
 https://www.facebook.com/VexillaGalliae/posts/525434377612241



The Imperial Arms of Brazil

Image: Wikimedia


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2 comments:

John F H H said...

Your hyperlink fails as it incorporates the blogger link
Try
https://www.facebook.com/VexillaGalliae/posts/525434377612241

Regards
John

28 August 2015 at 14:16
Once I Was A Clever Boy said...

Thank you for that - I hope I have corrected it.

4 September 2015 at 17:12

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