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Elizabeth I and her world by Susan Watkins – 20 Books of Summer 2023
Elizabeth I and her world by Susan Watkins is a lovely book with sumptuous photographs by Mark Fiennes. I borrowed this one from the library just last week, I must admit that it was the photos that...
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Dirleton Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian
A couple of weeks ago we decided to knock a few more Scottish castles off our list of places we hadn’t visited yet. So we headed for North Berwick in East Lothian, it’s maybe 20 miles from where we...
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Blackness Castle – part 2 – Fort William in Outlander
We’re back at Blackness Castle which is apparently in Clackmannanshire, the smallest county in Scotland, it’s not far from Stirling. From the photo below you can see how solid and high the towers are....
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Lichfield Cathedral
It was a Sunday around lunch time when we visited Lichfield Cathedral and the place was surprisingly busy, but we were really lucky and managed to get a parking place really close to the centre of the...
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The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory was published in 2011. It’s part of the author’s fictional Three Cousins’ War series. I decided to read it after I read her essay about Jacquetta in the book...
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The Royal Crescent, Bath
We did quite a lot of walking when we were in Bath, the Royal Crescent was one place we had to visit. It was quite a hot day and there were lots of people relaxing on the patch of green which is...
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Aberdour Castle, Fife
It was back in October when we visited nearby Aberdour Castle for the second time, it must have been about 15 years since we first went there. It’s just a ruin now but there are parts of it which are...
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Dumbarton Castle and environs
Back in September Jack wanted to go to Dumbarton to watch a football match there, he’s a loyal supporter of Dumbarton Football Club – through thick and thin and at the moment it’s quite thin! Anyway,...
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Dumbarton Castle – info boards
If you want to see some photos of the castle, including the Georgian part which I took back in 2018 on a blue sky day have a look here. There are plenty of information boards to read if you visit...
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Pretty Young Rebel by Flora Fraser
Pretty Young Rebel The Life of Flora MacDonald by Flora Fraser was published by Bloomsbury recently, I borrowed it from the library. I hadn’t read anything by Flora Fraser before but apparently she is...
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