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A Thousand Miles of History XXXVIII: The Balance of Power…

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The church in St Cleer may be dedicated to St Clarus, the missionary saint who fled to France to escape the importunate advances of an amorous noblewoman, but at first glance, that seemed to be one of the few nods … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXXV: The Templars and the Lawless Church…

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Our hotel the previous night had been just off the main highway across Bodmin Moor… a perfectly good modern road that would take us where we wanted to be by a fast and direct route. We were never going to … Continue reading →