To be fair, I don't think James was taking that line. We can side cheerfully with the yeomen and peasants of the Weald over their corrupt and incompetent overlords (possibly Norman?) without get… (View Post)

I rather love the Celtic (and possibly also Scandi/Germanic) concept of the mysterious west. That somewhere over the limitless sea where the sun sets, there was - what? The afterlife? Tir-na-nog? A p… (View Post)

Yes, and the point is on Nov 5th no-one is forcing you to be. Just enjoy some explosions and some parkin and some treacle toffee, and possibly a burger and a nice pint. It's one of the delightfu… (View Post)

The opinions of a middle-class, middle-aged, historically aware but vaguely gammony man on St. George: It's hard to get too excited about him either way as an individual. Clearly he was introduc… (View Post)

Of course. That sort of juvenile attempted smart-arsery is how twitter celebrates St. George's Day. I know little about St. George - no-one does, really - but as a third century (?) saint from t… (View Post)