Thursday, 13 June 2013

Rebuilding the Berlin Stadtschloss

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I was interested to see the report on the BBC website tonight about the commencement of the rebuilding of the shell of the Stadtschloss...

The Edict of Milan

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Today is the date given for the publication of the edict of Milan in 313, so today marks the 1700h anniversary.  The facts are,howev...

St Anthony of Padua

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Today is the feast day of St Anthony of Padua, 1195-1231. There is an account of the life of this noted Franciscan preacher and teacher a...
Tuesday, 11 June 2013

The Young King

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Today is the 830th anniversary of the death at Martel near Limoges of Henry the Young King, the eldest of the sons of King Henry II and Que...
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The death of King James III

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Today is the 525th anniversary of the battle of Sauchieburn and the murder of King James III of Scots in 1488. The portrait of the...
Monday, 10 June 2013

The birth of King James III and VIII

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Today is the 325th anniversary of the birth in 1688 of Prince James Francis Edward, son of King James II and VII and Queen Mary of Modena,...

Happy birthday and good wishes

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Today is the 92nd birthday of Prince Philip and this is a way of expressing both my congratulations on his birthday and my regard for his m...
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Saturday, 8 June 2013

Popr Gregory VII and liturgical reform

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I was interested to read in a recent post on the Medieval Religion discussion group that Pope Gregory VII started to mandate a standa...
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