The Blog of author Paul Chrystal
Both the Fry and Cadbury families were of course Quakers and, like the Rowntrees in York, one of their [...]
Superstition was rife and omnipresent in the Roman world, presumably as much amongst women as men. Persius singles out [...]
Julia Augusti, or Julia Caesaris, was the only blood child of Octavian, later Augustus, the only child from his [...]
York is one of the few British cities that is blessed with authoritative, extensive and detailed research on its [...]
Describing a mix of chocolate business and sightseeing, John Wilhelm’s Mexico diaries are fascinating, if not, at times, somewhat [...]
In ancient Greece and Rome not all aspiring witches made the grade. But all was not lost to those [...]
Messana (264 BC) The First Punic War started with the battle of Messana. Messana (modern Messina) had been something [...]
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