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7 May 2022

Welcome to Confused Heap of Facts!

by Clare Starkie | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

Introduction to the history blog Confused Heap of Facts.

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1 Oct 2024

Made Glorious Summer: Entrances and Exits

by Clare Starkie | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

We complete our Shakespeare story aptly enough in the place that witnessed his beginning and his end; the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon.

history blog, shakespeare, shakespeare history, shakespearebirthplace, shakespearedeath, shakespearegrave, shakespeareplays, stratford, stratforduponavon, warwickshire
2 Sep 2024

Made Glorious Summer: The Tale Continues…

by Clare Starkie | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

The second part of my summer with Shakespeare: a trip around modern-day Southwark to explore the sites connected to his London life.

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21 Aug 2024

Made Glorious Summer: A Shakespeare Holiday in Three Acts

by Clare Starkie | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

The first of three blog posts about my summer of exploring places linked to William Shakespeare in Lancashire, London and Stratford.

history, history blog, history of england, midsummer nights dream, prescot, shakespeare, shakespeare north, stuarts, theatre, tudors
4 Jul 2024

A dew-drop on the grid-iron plain: Laurie Lee in Madrid

by Clare Starkie | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

Laurie Lee’s first visit to Madrid in 1935 captures a city that has changed in many ways, but retains an atmosphere he may well have recognised today.

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29 May 2024

Conquerors and Quesos: Tourism in Trujillo

by Clare Starkie | posted in: Uncategorised | 1

Both cheese and conquistadors are on the menu in Extremadura – tuck in to find out more!

cheese, conquistador, extremadura, historia, historical Spain, history, history blog, history in spain, history of Spain, pizzaro, Spain, Spanish history, tourism, trujillo
2 Apr 2024

The Aguas of Aragón

by Clare Starkie | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

In the heart of Aragón, lies a thermal spa town, enjoyed by visitors for over 2000 years.

alhama, aragon, balnearios, baths, hammam, historical Spain, history, history blog, history in spain, history of Spain, hot springs, Spain, Spanish history, thermal, tourism
21 Mar 2024

Go Fish! The Burial of the Sardine

by Clare Starkie | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

The fishy tradition of Madrid’s Burial of the Sardine Procession.

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24 Jan 2024

A Tale of Two Puertas

by Clare Starkie | posted in: Uncategorised | 7

What links the Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid and the Puerta de Madrid in Alcalá?

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12 Jan 2024

Ein bisschen Berlin in a Barrio

by Clare Starkie | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

Find out why there is a park dedicated to Berlin in a Madrid suburb.

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4 Dec 2023

Dos de Mayo: The Madrileñes Strike Back

by Clare Starkie | posted in: Uncategorised | 1

The annual re-enactment of Madrid citizens’ defence against the French invasion of 1808.

Castile y Leon, historical Spain, history, history blogger, history of Spain, Madrid, Napoleon, peninsular war, Spain, Spanish history

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  • Made Glorious Summer: Entrances and Exits
  • Made Glorious Summer: The Tale Continues…
  • Made Glorious Summer: A Shakespeare Holiday in Three Acts
  • A dew-drop on the grid-iron plain: Laurie Lee in Madrid
  • Conquerors and Quesos: Tourism in Trujillo

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  • The church of Holy Trinity in Stratford Made Glorious Summer: Entrances and Exits 1st October 2024
  • Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London's Southbank Made Glorious Summer: The Tale Continues… 2nd September 2024
  • The funerary monument of William Shakespeare on the north wall of the chancel of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. The effigy of Shakespeare is painted limestone; the elaborate monument is constructed of alabaster, marble and sandstone and was made around his death in 1616. Made Glorious Summer: A Shakespeare Holiday in Three Acts 21st August 2024
  • A blue sky and green trees frame a sunrise view of Madrid's cathedral and Royal Palace. A dew-drop on the grid-iron plain: Laurie Lee in Madrid 4th July 2024
  • A stone church against a blue sky, with a bronze statue and the plastic roof of a market stall underneath. Conquerors and Quesos: Tourism in Trujillo 29th May 2024

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