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.
Restoring the Palace of Westminster
A friend shared with me an incisive and provocative article about the ‘Restoration and Renewal’ project for the Palace of Westminster. Written by Nicholas Boys Smith and published online by The Critic it can be read at Call for the King | Nicholas Boys Smith | The Critic MagazineWell worth looking at.
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