Hugh de Payens went to Jerusalem to earn fame. There was a pool just outside the city where pilgrims were
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Of GUICHARD DE BEAUJOLAIS
At this time Beaujolais, that delightful region of France, was a semi-autonomous fiefdom. To be in charge of such a
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Afonso, the first man who could claim to be king of Portugal, naturally had a lot of enemies. Lords, including
Continue readingOf King Herla
The ruler of a court not much different to that of good King Henry of our present day, King Herla
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According to Laura Ashe, Associate Professor at Worcester College, Oxford, in her book “Early Fiction in England”, fiction was invented
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Experts have advised me that I was quite wrong to blame hidden right-wing forces for securing the Brexit vote. They
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It now looks increasingly likely that we will be leaving the EU without a deal. This presents many opportunities to
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Continue readingWould You Like Your Name In A Book?
Some of you may have read my story, The Snow Foresters, which features on the short story page of this
Continue readingA MORAL TALE
Now this is a story of a rich young merchant. Yes, it is just as you suspect, he had been
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