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Bible and Saints
Birds of Paradise
Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf paints a word-picture of heaven and the seraph-band that swoops and soars before the throne.
by Cynewulf fl. ?800
The First World War
Germany’s Secret Weapon
As a last, desperate throw of the dice in the Great War, the Germans detonated an unusual kind of weapon in St Petersburg.
by Winston Spencer Churchill 1874-1965
Lives of the Saints
Mountain of Light
St Bede says that Christ’s Transfiguration should remind us that we live in two worlds at the same time.
by St Bede of Jarrow 672-735
Extracts from Literature
Wild Goose Chase
Sir Walter Scott warned that schoolchildren must not expect to be entertained all the time.
by Sir Walter Scott 1771-1832
Music and Musicians
‘My English Joy’
In 1837 William Sterndale Bennett, then regarded as England’s most exciting young composer, made history in quite another... field.
by Sir William Sterndale Bennett 1816-1875
Diplomatic Immunity
Sir James Melville eavesdrops on Queen Elizabeth I’s music practice, and incurs Her Majesty’s displeasure.
by Sir James Melville 1535–1617
