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Xátiva & The Borja Popes

January 19th, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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“Here’s to the Ladies who Lunch”

January 14th, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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