Farewell wanderlust, you’ve been oh so kind You brought me to this party, but you left me here behind And so long to the person you begged me to be She’s down, she’s dead Instead, what is left but this old satin dress and the mess that you left when you told me I wasn’t […]
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Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscrib’d In one self place; but where we are is hell, And where hell is, there must we ever be. – Christopher Marlowe, “Doctor Faustus” Act ii, Scene i 1: INSOLENCE OF OFFICE The townhouse in the Upper East Side had an air about it, the sort which hinted
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Men at some time are masters of their fates:The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,But in ourselves, that we are underlings. – William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 1 scene ii The cemetery of Avonditch was shrouded in mist as the long and limping figure of Henry Báthory made its way up towards a
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“When beggars die, there are no comets seen,The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.” – William Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar”, Act 2, scene ii CHAPTER 1 The moon hung bright and low in the starless sky as my eyes blinked open against it. Theground under me was unforgiving, unrelenting, as stones and other assembled
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The reason no man knows; let it sufficeWhat we behold is censured by our eyes.Where both deliberate, the love is slight:Who ever loved, that loved not at first sight? – Christopher Marlowe 1: Startled Cries 1,800 BCE, KNOSSOS The sun hadn’t quite set over the horizon as Ariadne Konosotis watched from the balcony as a
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Today we’re diving into a topic I think the Tudors largely overshadow, vilify, or ignore in favour of certain other members of the family. And with the Boleyns, no-one really talks about George Boleyn. The life of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, isn’t as in the spotlight as much as his sister Anne, and I can
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In this article, we’re looking at how Henry Tudor legitimised his claim to the throne was, after he claimed the throne through conquest on 30th October 1485. Don’t worry, I’ll try to keep my irritation at him at bay long enough to get through his post. So why do I hate Henry VII so much?
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In this article, we’re going to explore the man known to history as the pretender to the English throne, Perkin Warbeck. I’m covering the pieces of contemporary evidence which suggests that maybe we shouldn’t trust everything the Tudors tell us. At least, not when it comes to making their enemies look bad in front of
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In this article, we’re looking at one of the most well-known motifs in Arthurian legends: the Holy Grail. I have a love-hate relationship with the Grail, mostly because of the emphasis placed on it when compared to other aspects of the legends. As a literary device, it’s fantastic. When held against other parts of the
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In this article, we’re looking at the legendary figure of Orpheus and what his myths can tell us about the world. The Ancient Greeks and Romans believed Orpheus was a real person. He had the ability to create music so beautiful it could make rocks cry. There’s one version where he plays his lyre and
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