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According to the article, Vita Ædwardi Regis (Life of King Edward) is a 'contemporary account' but, surprisingly for such a pivotal figure of English history, there is only one copy of the manuscript ...

The earliest written reference to Battle Abbey marking the spot where the battle was fought is in the Chronicle of Battle Abbey, produced in 1176. More specifically, according to Battle Abbey, the hig ...

There are no contemporary records of the Conquest and the Battle of Hastings. The earliest versions, Gesta Normannorum Ducum and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, were produced in the twelfth century.

An ...

I've been reading a post on Twitter/X admiring 'the famous Albani Antinous' sculpture in the Villa Albani and complaining about the 'outrageous entrance fee'. Turns out the Villa Albani in Rome was bu ...

No problem seeing the 'Skambha' images.

- He discovered over 5,000 manuscripts, many of which were previously unknown to the Western world.
This could be a problem. A nicely rounded, large yet sl ...

The concept of the three-legged stool as the basis (scripture, tradition and reason) of the Anglican Church is attributed to an Elizabethan priest, appropriately named Rev. Hooker, though I assume the ...

Asked for his position on Gaza at this year's Berlin Film Festival, Wim Wenders said, "I try to keep out of politics." A petition was immediately launched by producers, directors and actors ...

Maxwell allegedly had links to Mossad. Similarly, conspiracy theories about the relationship of Epstein (known to have been in 'business' with Ehud Barak) with the Israeli state abound. Epstein did ha ...

Russian leaders are famously paranoid but they do recognise misdirection. Trump's Greenland threats seem a classic example of misdirection (think Mourinho, 'don't look here, look there'). He was alway ...

Another much-loved work by Bruch also featured in Soul Music was Kol Nidrei. It was reportedly unplayed for years due to Bruch's music being banned by the Nazis because they thought he must have Jewis ...

This week's Dispatches programme, Channel 4's equivalent of Panorama, was entitled Palestine Action - The Truth Behind the Ban wasn't shown with no explanation.

One can only assume it's because th ...

The interviewee on this week's 'Cultural Life' (BBC Radio 4), the film maker Guillermo del Torres (Pan's Labyrinth, etc), said one of his main influencers was Hitchcock, a 'fat Catholic' like Guillerm ...

This morning there were 943 email messages from Ctruth aka Stephen Sorensen (three of them in junk email). I know the Christmas break is upon us but even so.

This is an example of someone taking informed authoritarian political decisions, rather than dim-witted ones.
That is borne out by Starmer's determination to dissociate his government from more tradi ...

PS I wonder what would happen if you re-posted the whole lot under your own name.
Just yesterday I went on Facebook to join the Old West Cumbria group under my own name and started commenting on the ...

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Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Hatty Replies: 2767 Views: 2471492	Forum: British History Posted: 4:30 pm Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Hatty Replies: 2767 Views: 2471492	According to the article, Vita Ædwardi Regis (Life of King Edward) is a 'contemporary account' but, surprisingly for such a pivotal figure of English history, there is only one copy of the manuscript ...
Topic: All Things Roman
Hatty Replies: 494 Views: 548612	Forum: History Posted: 1:12 pm Subject: All Things Roman
Hatty Replies: 494 Views: 548612	The earliest written reference to Battle Abbey marking the spot where the battle was fought is in the Chronicle of Battle Abbey, produced in 1176. More specifically, according to Battle Abbey, the hig ...
Topic: All Things Roman
Hatty Replies: 494 Views: 548612	Forum: History Posted: 10:39 am Subject: All Things Roman
Hatty Replies: 494 Views: 548612	There are no contemporary records of the Conquest and the Battle of Hastings. The earliest versions, Gesta Normannorum Ducum and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, were produced in the twelfth century. An ...
Topic: Forgery: Modus operandi
Hatty Replies: 489 Views: 728733	Forum: British History Posted: 4:12 pm Subject: Forgery: Modus operandi
Hatty Replies: 489 Views: 728733	I've been reading a post on Twitter/X admiring 'the famous Albani Antinous' sculpture in the Villa Albani and complaining about the 'outrageous entrance fee'. Turns out the Villa Albani in Rome was bu ...
Topic: Mytholinguistics
Hatty Replies: 55 Views: 10504	Forum: Linguistics Posted: 10:53 am Subject: Mytholinguistics
Hatty Replies: 55 Views: 10504	No problem seeing the 'Skambha' images. - He discovered over 5,000 manuscripts, many of which were previously unknown to the Western world. This could be a problem. A nicely rounded, large yet sl ...
Topic: Mytholinguistics
Hatty Replies: 55 Views: 10504	Forum: Linguistics Posted: 9:55 am Subject: Mytholinguistics
Hatty Replies: 55 Views: 10504	The concept of the three-legged stool as the basis (scripture, tradition and reason) of the Anglican Church is attributed to an Elizabethan priest, appropriately named Rev. Hooker, though I assume the ...
Topic: The Canons of Culture
Hatty Replies: 282 Views: 394854	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 12:44 pm Subject: The Canons of Culture
Hatty Replies: 282 Views: 394854	Asked for his position on Gaza at this year's Berlin Film Festival, Wim Wenders said, "I try to keep out of politics." A petition was immediately launched by producers, directors and actors ...
Topic: Politics, The Final Frontier
Hatty Replies: 2163 Views: 995198	Forum: Politics Posted: 2:56 pm Subject: Politics, The Final Frontier
Hatty Replies: 2163 Views: 995198	Maxwell allegedly had links to Mossad. Similarly, conspiracy theories about the relationship of Epstein (known to have been in 'business' with Ehud Barak) with the Israeli state abound. Epstein did ha ...
Topic: Medium Ukraine
Hatty Replies: 498 Views: 98744	Forum: Politics Posted: 12:47 pm Subject: Medium Ukraine
Hatty Replies: 498 Views: 98744	Russian leaders are famously paranoid but they do recognise misdirection. Trump's Greenland threats seem a classic example of misdirection (think Mourinho, 'don't look here, look there'). He was alway ...
Topic: The Canons of Culture
Hatty Replies: 282 Views: 394854	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 5:46 pm Subject: The Canons of Culture
Hatty Replies: 282 Views: 394854	Another much-loved work by Bruch also featured in Soul Music was Kol Nidrei. It was reportedly unplayed for years due to Bruch's music being banned by the Nazis because they thought he must have Jewis ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Hatty Replies: 2932 Views: 1812632	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 8:31 am Subject: AE on Telly News
Hatty Replies: 2932 Views: 1812632	This week's Dispatches programme, Channel 4's equivalent of Panorama, was entitled Palestine Action - The Truth Behind the Ban wasn't shown with no explanation. One can only assume it's because th ...
Topic: The Canons of Culture
Hatty Replies: 282 Views: 394854	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 2:28 pm Subject: The Canons of Culture
Hatty Replies: 282 Views: 394854	The interviewee on this week's 'Cultural Life' (BBC Radio 4), the film maker Guillermo del Torres (Pan's Labyrinth, etc), said one of his main influencers was Hitchcock, a 'fat Catholic' like Guillerm ...
Topic: Red and Green Flags
Hatty Replies: 197 Views: 288980	Forum: British History Posted: 7:39 am Subject: Red and Green Flags
Hatty Replies: 197 Views: 288980	This morning there were 943 email messages from Ctruth aka Stephen Sorensen (three of them in junk email). I know the Christmas break is upon us but even so.
Topic: War on Terrorism
Hatty Replies: 2579 Views: 1147040	Forum: Politics Posted: 10:12 am Subject: War on Terrorism
Hatty Replies: 2579 Views: 1147040	This is an example of someone taking informed authoritarian political decisions, rather than dim-witted ones. That is borne out by Starmer's determination to dissociate his government from more tradi ...
Topic: Red and Green Flags
Hatty Replies: 197 Views: 288980	Forum: British History Posted: 1:56 pm Subject: Red and Green Flags
Hatty Replies: 197 Views: 288980	PS I wonder what would happen if you re-posted the whole lot under your own name. Just yesterday I went on Facebook to join the Old West Cumbria group under my own name and started commenting on the ...