The brass showing all three will be found at Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, three miles from Tewkesbury. A church that is well worth a visit if you are in the area. Sir John is shown in the robes and coif of a judge of this era and was a quite senior member of his profession, appointed Chief… Continue reading Sir John Cassy, his wife, Alice and their dog, Terri.
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Give the Carys a Blue Plaque….!
The above image is of the Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey, Torquay where George Cary and Sir Edward Seymour: “…..jointly took 400 prisoners during the Spanish Armada and some residents today know the men were imprisoned in what we still call ‘The Spanish Barn’. Torre Abbey estates were then purchased by the Cary family in… Continue reading Give the Carys a Blue Plaque….!
Born back Ceaselessly into the Past: the History of the Fitzgeralds
When most people think of the beautiful Scott and Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, they tend to think of the Jazz Age. That is the epithet coined by Scott to explain the wild ride of the 1920s – the drinking, the music, the partying, the real estate and stock market boom. And let’s not forget literary genius.… Continue reading Born back Ceaselessly into the Past: the History of the Fitzgeralds
‘Great magician, damned Glendower'(Part 1.)
‘Great magician, damned Glendower’ is how Shakespeare makes Henry IV refer to his elusive Welsh adversary. Of course, we all know that Shakespeare was principally a dramatist and a great distorter of historical truth. Nonetheless, it’s likely that this quote accurately reflects Bolngbroke’s feelings of frustration as he struggled to deal with Owain ap Gruffudd… Continue reading ‘Great magician, damned Glendower'(Part 1.)
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