DodgeyDog
@DodgeyDog
Author for Edward Arnold & Hodder Headline - several blogs : http://dodgydogs.blogspot.com & http://pawsatNo10.blogspot.com - now indie
#Thriller that " captures the tension and paranoia of the Cold War era, keeping readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. The author's brilliant narrative pulls you into the character's lives so that you feel their desperation and fear." amzn.eu/d/a5tv3QR
The pilgrim’s progress is steep and narrow - keep well @Glastomichelle
Apologies for the lack of posts this week, I haven't been very well. I managed it up there today although very late so no sunrise photo sadly. Beautiful morning though on Glastonbury Tor! Have a fabulous weekend.
Wordle 1,497 X/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 - and the day had started so well!!!
📅#OTD 1643. With Prince Rupert besieging Bristol, King Charles urges him to 'hasten your business as much as may bee & remember to restraine plundering'.
It's definitely my kind of music!
The King’s Men, of the Choir of Kings’s College Cambridge, gracing the New Chapel this morning. Spiffing and uplifting I say!
Something Tigris would like, perhaps:
It is safe from Tigris. 😄 Everything for me (my daughter doesn't like this kind of cake).
It's been a very busy morning in work, so much so I went to lunch half an hour late. On the plus side, I'll only have 2 hours left when I get back. Picture from last night's sunset.
Such a good read!
Set in 1950s Devon - the book reveals the extent of corruption in the world of dog racing at that time and the resulting violence it produced. Out in paperback later this summer, in eBook now. amzn.eu/d/iHuI1vq @KindlePromos @freeboostpromo
The Rosicrucian pamphlets are a fascinating example of a conspiracy theory that made itself true. Those who believed in them set about becoming the kind of people the Rosicrucians were supposed to be, establishing their own Rosicrucian groups. Most at the time saw it as a hoax.
"The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz" published n 1616 is an allegorical romance set in a Castle of Miracles in which a Chymical Wedding, loosely based on that of Elizabeth Stuart to Frederick V of Bohemia, is about to take place. #LegendaryWednesday @LegendaryWedne1
Sadly, when it is taught, it is seldom taught well and this has led to a lot of people thinking it was something to do with modern democracy. Those who would normally condemn religious fanatics imposing theocracies on their people praise Cromwell, who wanted to do exactly that.
A king was executed, the monarchy abolished, and proportionally more lives lost than in any other conflict on British soil, yet the English Civil War is barely taught in schools. @educationgovuk why are we ignoring one of the most pivotal chapters in our history?
“Another solid, swashbuckling hit” Exiled and condemned to death in England, Philip Lord is thrust into the blood-soaked chaos of 17th-century Europe's most savage wars. To survive, he must navigate treacherous alliances and brutal battles both on land and at sea. Link⏬⏬⏬
And if anyone should know it’s @AnnieWHistory
I was talking about this strange story just a couple of days ago at Tamworth... #OTD feast day of the saintly brothers Wulfad and Ruffin of Stone, supposedly murdered by their father, Wulfhere of Mercia, except I argue it's not true: mybook.to/MIASE
Just finished recording an interview with Jason Kingsley - I was a little bit star struck! I'll share when it goes live but in the meantime check out his Youtube channel: youtube.com/@ModernKnight
#HistoryBits📜 #Stuart blood runs through many veins from the #17thCentury & beyond. Lady Barbara Mostyn (Mrs Edward Mostyn) (1729-1801) was the great-granddaughter of #Charles II & #BarbaraDuchessofCleveland. I can see a little similarity to Babs eyes, but no resemblance to Chas
A king was executed, the monarchy abolished, and proportionally more lives lost than in any other conflict on British soil, yet the English Civil War is barely taught in schools. @educationgovuk why are we ignoring one of the most pivotal chapters in our history?
Historia's summer reading suggestions! Our pick of historical books range from pre-Roman Britain to the 19thC and from the steppes to the Arctic via Italy, Ireland and a cell in Norwich: historiamag.com/summer-reading… #SummerReading
📅#OTD 1646, #Oxford. The royalist garrison surrender but soldiers refuse to disperse until they receive their pay. The parliamentarians, to prevent disorder, sell the food found in Oxford's magazines to the inhabitants to raise the money.
🐴Rupert's Released Today⚓️ With fresh insights, new evidence, and incorporating up to date studies, Rupert has sallied forth into bookshops! And cover endorsed by the brilliant @misswalsingham "fresh and balanced ... gives us new readings of much of his life" Professor Nadine…
Brilliant - many congratulations & well deserved
FRANK MERLIN WW2 London detective. What the Papers Say: @FT ‘Immersive, authentic, evocative’ @DailyMail ‘A must-read for murder mystery lovers’ @thetimes ‘Graced with such complex plots and deep characterisation’ @DailyMirror ‘Stylish’ ‘Death Of An Officer’ Merlin 6 out now!