Tag Archives: history

Xátiva & The Borja Popes

Posted on Tuesday, 19 January, 2010 by John

There is a reason I have posted this rather unassuming and hastily taken snapshot on Flickr. It is the birthplace of my favourite pope. Back in the 1960′s when I was studying A-level History, I was taught by an eccentric and rather stern teacher called Miss Schofield. I never knew her first name and Miss [...]

Posted in Spain - España, Travel | Tagged Alejandro VI, Alexander VI, Borgia, Borja, castell, castillo, castle, Hannibal, Himilice, history, Játiva, pope, Valencia, Xàtiva | Leave a comment

“Here’s to the Ladies who Lunch”

Posted on Thursday, 14 January, 2010 by John

One of my duties as a committee member of the Louth Navigation Trust, and a hangover from my days as Chairman, is that from time to time I get invited as the guest speaker, by various local groups to their AGMs or other functions, to give a talk on the Trust and the history of [...]