French King Louis XIV’s perfect wife
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1638 the Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, later to become wife of Louis XIV of France, was born. Her virtue and piety were... Read More
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William the Conqueror changes English history
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1087 King William I of England, the Conqueror, died. The Norman Conquest changed Saxon England for ever. A new nobility speaking a different... Read More
Siegfried Sassoon, eccentric World War I poet
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1886 the English poet Siegfried Sassoon was born. Sassoon was christened Siegfried because his mother loved Wagner’s opera. He is chiefly remembered for... Read More
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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