Kaiser Alf
@kaiser_alf
God, king, country. Realist. There, but for the grace of God, go I.
Some wonderful Ken Loach ideas coming out of Wallace's Afghan Kindertransport. I see a young mystery spinner from Kabul who dreams of playing for England. A Reform minded Yorkshireman (Stephen Graham) in his way. A climax at Lords with a cameo from Stephen Fry in his MCC tie
What was a throw away statement, despite it powerful sentiment, feels like it is about to have a narrative attached to it. The real question is, what is it to be English? Which I'm sure we'll be told the answer to by our betters.
'The Photobomb (x3)' This morning in St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor.
Incredible, powerful photo. Christ is King 👑
If not for Caesar, the Gauls would have coalesced into a united state in the face of growing threats from Rome and the Germans. In fact, any general less competent than Caesar would’ve lost to Vercingetorix at Alesia and thus brought that very state into being. This united…
What is your most controversial historical take? Mine is that the Aztecs would have been destroyed within 2 or 3 generations even without the Spanish arriving in Mexico
We lost the battle, Sir, so now we'll have to house the entire Arab army in Chichester so they're safe. Have you gone stark raving mad?
Out of the Old Forest and into The House of Tom Bombadil Art by Joe Gilronan Just as they felt their feet slowing down to a standstill, they noticed that the ground was gently rising. The water began to murmur. In the darkness they caught the white glimmer of foam, where the…
In 1534, Anabaptists rebelled & captured the city of Münster Then they: -abolished private property -enforced polygamy & wealth equality -renamed it New Jerusalem -preached that the end was imminent Lutherans retook the city & put them in cages, which still hang at St Lambert’s
Admiral Raphael Semmes of the Confederate Navy sailed around the world raiding Union commerce in the CSS Sumter and the CSS Alabama. His Memoirs of Service Afloat will soon be available through Tall Men Books complete with original illustrations in a deluxe, cloth edition.
This is one of the things I find most interesting about Trump but I rarely see said, that he represents the gentry class who have money but not social prestige. Real Estate, dealerships, crypto.
On Bastille Day, I have to say I really think that the French Revolution unleashed far more evil and horror on the world than it purported to solve due to class inequalities.
On Bastille Day, I have to say I really think that the French Revolution unleashed far more evil and horror on the world than it purported to solve due to class inequalities.
Il Gigante, the colossal 14-meter-tall statue of Neptune in Monterosso al Mare, is one of Liguria’s most intriguing landmarks, sculpted in 1910 by Arrigo Minerbi.
Wales should be for Welsh people. Nothing is going to accelerate the decline of the Welsh language and culture faster than multiculturalism.
The North Sea is ominous, foreboding, and very cinematic.
Who says the presence of God should be comforting. Who said you had agency? You feel discomfort because you think you have agency. it’s not about you that’s the point, never was, since the beginning. We are an icon of him. A piece of him. Here to do his work.
Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme Remember me to one who lives there She once was a true love of mine