Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
By Edmund Blair Leighton (1852-1922), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain image.
A touchy subject, especially when your lover is listening in.
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© Colin Smith, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Fanny Price, eight years after being adopted by her wealthy uncle and aunt, has gone back home for the first time, full of anticipation.
© Brian Robert Marshall, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Elfric, Abbot of Eynsham in the reign of Æthelred the Unready, reflects on two appearances of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament.
From Wikimedia Commons. Public domain image.
High praise from someone who knew him better than most.
By Godfrey Kneller (1646–1723), via the Scottish National Gallery and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
King James II was forced off the throne in favour of his daughter Mary, and a new English constitution was born.
© John Reavy, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
St Adamnán worked tirelessly to secure protection, rights and dignity for the women of Ireland.