Cardinal Wolsey's Today in History

 Drawing: Hans Moser, Scheldt Flood, 1570(wiki) As we look at the images of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in the Northeast USA his we...

photo: a decent view of the Parthenon without too much scaffolding (copyright the author) On a recent trip to Athens, the cultural hot pota...

An autumn view of West Wycombe Park , an early 18th century English Palladian mansion in the Chiltern Hills, north-west of London. The hous...

The prolific Diamond Geezer blog is running a series on The Lost Rivers of London . And I thought Stamford Brook was mainly a bus garage......

A reenactor plays the Lute in the Great Hall at Hampton Court. [Photo copyright the author] The Lute Society of America has a useful select...