All Purls. No Swine.
A popular modification (so my mother told me) of perhaps the world's most ubiquitous Christmas hymn, from the year 1936. And a replay (mostly) of a post from some years ago, both here and on Ricochet: I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King… Continue reading “Hark the Herald Angels Sing…Mrs Simpson’s Got Our King!”
Wow. Eight hundred twenty five years ago today, King Richard I (Lionheart) was wounded by a crossbow bolt whilst fighting in France. He died thirteen days later, on April 6, 1199. In Hoc Signo Vinces. He has a troublesome history on many fronts, not least of which is his tie-in to anti-Jewish violence, something which… Continue reading Lionheart–Sometimes She’s a Woman
A post from a few years ago on Ricochet. It was published just prior to Christmas, on the anniversary (December 10) of Edward's abdication. I offer it again today, on this second day of the four-day-long-weekend celebration of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee for several reasons. First, it's true. Second, today (June 3, 2022) is the… Continue reading Before There Was Harry and Meghan . . . There Was Edward and Wallis