Confessions of a Ci-Devant

Musings on history, life, popular culture, and art by historian Gareth Russell. All opinions, unless otherwise stated, are either my own or possibly Gabrielle de Polignac's.

Wednesday, 31 March 2010

Spy Wednesday

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“Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and ...

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Holy Tuesday

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“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful unto death.” - The Gospel according to Saint Mark, Chapter 14 Holy Tuesday, the third day of Holy Week, (s...

Tuesday, 30 March 2010

Happy Birthday, Aisleagh

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"Are you frightfully cross?" "No. Just a little hungry." Aisleagh M. and I did not have the greatest starts to a friends...

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Monday, 29 March 2010

Fig Monday

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“Verily, I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the Kingdom of God before you.” - The Gospel according to Saint Matthe...

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Sunday, 28 March 2010

Palm Sunday

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“And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strew them in the way.” - The Gos...

Thursday, 25 March 2010

Hugging

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Recently I got to thinking (yay!) about hugging and it was actually the events of last week which made me really think about. Hugging, in ge...

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The Death of Queen Elizabeth

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"No oblivion shall ever bury the glory of her name; for her happy and renowned memory shall liveth and shall for ever live in the minds...

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Gareth Russell: Gareth Russell is the author of four works of non-fiction, including the critically-acclaimed biography of Queen Catherine Howard, "Young and Damned and Fair", and two novels set in his native Belfast.

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