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Category Archives: Lichfield
Octavia, An Ancient Resident
Gloucester has some fascinating Roman history around it, and I have never really investigated what there is still left to see in the city. Granted they seem to spend their lives digging it up so no wonder they will find … Continue reading
Posted in Collections and Museums, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Lichfield, Personal, Photo Essay, Retrospective, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Tagged Fairground, Gloucester, museum, Roman, skeleton, Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Museum
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Buried Him Among Kings
Last night, while reading about the Unknown Soldier, it struck me that I had seen the graves of at least 3 kings. I am not a royalty fan as a rule, because a lot of the misery in this world … Continue reading
Posted in Churches and Cathedrals, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Lichfield, London, Memorials and Monuments, Staffordshire, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
Tagged bury, Edward II, Edward Prince of Wales, Gloucester Cathedral, King, King John, Osric, Reading Abbey, the King of Hwicce, Unknown Soldier, Westminster Abbey, Worcester Cathedral
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