Literary London – Chaucer and the Cheesegrater
23 October 2014 Comments Off on Literary London – Chaucer and the CheesegraterTina Baxter finds some amazing connections between Chaucer and the modern City 25th October 2014 –
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5 October 2014 Comments Off on Literary Footprints – In the Footsteps of Charles LambCharles Lamb, the famous Essayist and Author was born on 10th February 1775 in Crown Office Row in the
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23 September 2014 Comments Off on Literary London – The Month that links Chaucer and T S EliotLiterary London starts on 1st October and the Footprints of London Guides are talking about their favourite
Read moreKings and Queens in London – Henry I
3 August 2014 2 Comments on Kings and Queens in London – Henry IContinuing our series looking at the legacy of British Kings and Queens. This time Henry I, otherwise
Read moreDazzling HMS President
18 July 2014 Comments Off on Dazzling HMS PresidentHMS President has a new camouflage scheme that, paradoxically, might help draw more attention to this
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9 July 2014 2 Comments on Kings and Queens in London -William II (Rufus)Continuing our series on traces of Kings and Queens in London – this time William the Conqueror’s
Read moreThe Knollys Rose Ceremony
22 June 2013 Comments Off on The Knollys Rose CeremonyFootprints Guide Diane Eccles was invited to The Knollys Rose Ceremony recently. The ceremony dates back
Read moreLaying Richard III To Rest
5 February 2013 1 Comment on Laying Richard III To RestThe exciting discovery yesterday that the skeleton found in Leicester is indeed that of Richard III creates
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2 February 2013 Comments Off on Walbrook – What’s in a name?A walk that I never meant to create has now become rather an obsession. I am certain I am not alone in
Read moreBodleian takes a byte at the Bard
8 August 2012 Comments Off on Bodleian takes a byte at the BardPlans by Oxford University’s Bodleian Library to make Shakespeare’s first folio available
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