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St Clements

Tracked down the nursery rhyme at h2g2 after seeing a recipe for "St Clements Cake" in a book. Britons know it means an orange and lemon cake. Oranges and lemons Say the bells of St. Clements I owe you five farthings Say the bells of St. Martins When

Random train of thought

The train now standing at platform three is the nine forty three to London, fast service, stopping at Woking, Clapham Junction, and London Waterloo. If your travel plans today did not include London, this would be a good time to get off. There have been storms in St Louis, but

History

Just started reading about the Hundred Years War, which was actually 116 years long, between England and France. Need to research some technical details about crossbows and armour, and get a map of 14th century France. Where is Crecy? Guyenne? Agenais? Edward III pawned the crown of England to go

Rememberance

Today is Veteran's Day in the US, yesterday was probably Memorial Sunday in the UK. World War II still has its effects in UK culture. You tend to eat two or more vegetables with every main meal, because your parents grew up with food rationing. You study the

Guy Fawkes

Children's nursery rhyme in BritainRemember, remember, The fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot. We see no reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! In November of 1605 there was a plot against the British government. The plan was to blow up King James the First as

Rhinos found in UK

OK, so they're a long time dead, but they're woolly rhinos! BBC News story: The remains of four woolly rhinos have been unearthed in an English quarry. Scientists describe the group find at Whitemoor Haye in Staffordshire as "extraordinary" and one of the best

Sutton Hoo

I saw my first dead body at Sutton Hoo. True, the chap had been dead for centuries, and was little more than a dark, man shaped bulge against the orange soil, but to a six year old, that's still pretty darned cool. That and the fact that the

Belated Friday Five

The Friday Five. It's been a busy weekend. 1. If you could eat dinner with and "get to know" one famous person (living or dead), who would you choose? Define famous. I would love to sit down with God and find out once and for all

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