Tag Archives: Tudor

Walking around Oxford ~ Mike Biles at A Bit About Britain

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from A Bit About Britain: I’m not easily given to hyperbole; I’ve told you that a million times. But it is genuinely hard to think of a British town that can be quite so achingly beautiful as Oxford. Perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged churches, gardens, Georgian, Literary, medieval, modern, Museums and galleries, Oxfordshire, pubs, stuart, Towns, Tudor, Victorian, walks | 3 Comments

Warp and Heft ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Sue Vincent

“All houses bow with time,” Agnes fanned herself. The heat lay on the garden like a leaded blanket. Even the shade of the great oak offered only small respite, though their stifling rooms would be far worse. “Yet not all … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged flash fiction, historical fiction, micro fiction, Photo Fiction, storm, timeless, Tudor, writephoto, writing challenge, writing prompt | 2 Comments

Ashbourne

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Pre-Raphaelite glass sits in walls pitted by Cromwellian gunfire, while a 1950s reredos graces a chancel that dates back to 1241. That’s why I love these old churches… the history of a community is written within their walls in wood … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, Art, Churches, Doomsday: The Ætheling Thing, England, historic sites, Photography, Sacred sites, Spirituality | Tagged Derbyshire, George Gilbert Scott, Kempe, Norman, Saxon, stained glass, Tudor | 26 Comments

Cold stone and warm hearts

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Last year we visited Haddon Hall in Derbyshire as part of our research, both for the upcoming workshop and the continuing trail of clues we follow as we look back through history. We learned a lot about the Manners and … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, History, Stuart France and Sue Vincent | Tagged bakewell, effigy, Elizabethan, family, fashion, history, tomb, Tudor, Vernon and manners families | 31 Comments

A flying visit – A Shakespearean story arc…

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The afternoon was drawing to a close and the chill of early spring was settling over Stratford-upon-Avon as we made our way back towards the car. There were still many things we would have liked to see, but, with the … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photography, Stuart France and Sue Vincent | Tagged Elizabethan, historic sites, Jacobean, Photography, shakespeare, Stratford on Avon, The Silent Eye, theatre, travel, Tudor, writing | 36 Comments

A flying visit – Seeing the details

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It is impossible to walk around Stratford-upon-Avon without noticing its history, its art or its connection to William Shakespeare. Half timbered buildings are, it seems, everywhere. Statues and artistic depictions of the Bard vie with signs bearing his name or … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged Elizabethan, historic sites, Inn, Jacobean, Photography, play, pub, shakespeare, stage, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, The Silent Eye, theatre, travel, Tudor, writing | 21 Comments

A flying visit to Stratford-upon-Avon

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Because I’d been at work that morning, it was well after lunch before we even set off on the 60 mile trip to Shakespeare’s home town. We knew before we left that there would not be enough time to explore … Continue reading →