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Thursday, 31 December 2020

Olympic 400+

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Following on from my Mayflower 400 article two weeks ago I thought I’d bring you my Olympic 427. On 20th November I wrote that I had identif...
Sunday, 20 December 2020

Advent 4: Scrooge

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One of the constant elements of a 21st century Christmas is the classic ghost story “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. Ever since it wa...
Thursday, 17 December 2020

Mayflower 400: Queer Bloodline Revelations

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One of three stained-glass windows depicting the Mayflower. The windows were created 100 years ago this year and can be seen at the Pilgrim ...
Sunday, 13 December 2020

Advent 3: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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One of the illustrations by Oscar Senonez from “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” in “A Visit from St. Nicholas and other Merry Tales”, 2019 ...
Thursday, 10 December 2020

80 More Gays Around the World: Part 28) Gold All The Way

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Last time on “80 More Gays”: 76) Chelsea Blackmore is a pioneer in queer archaeology, first championed by 77) Thomas Dowson after doing r...
Sunday, 6 December 2020

Advent 2: Christmas Ghosts

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In October I wrote about Amelia Edwards’ role in the foundation of the science of Egyptology . Before she became an Egyptologist Amelia was ...
Wednesday, 2 December 2020

80 More Gays Around the World: Part 27) Guiding the Way

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Last time on “80 More Gays”: 74) Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) lived in the same house (though not at the same time) as 75) Margaret...