WC Handy fathers the blues
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St Francis renounces worldly things
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1181 Saint Francis of Assisi was born. The son of a prosperous silk merchant, Francis lived an idle life of pleasure until undergoing... Read More
King Harold’s year of battles
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1066 King Harold of England defeated an invading army of Norwegians at Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire. Harold had been at Hastings on the... Read More
Poetry Blog
Poetry Therapy for the Inner Child
When Paul Gauguin painted his famous masterpiece ‘D’où Venons Nous / Que Sommes Nous / Où Allons Nous’ (Where Do We Come From, What... Read More
William Dalrymple, Historian, Presenter and Chronicler of Djinns, Jains and Jesus (and so much more)
The genial yet commanding figure of William Dalrymple has been a regular feature of the wonderfully unique Beyond Borders International Festival at Traquair House, Innerleithen... Read More
The Rapid Growth of Addiction
When did addiction start and is it a problem that is still increasing? To answer that fully, we need to look back four hundred years... Read More