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We discover Iona was called Hii; dear Walter Scott woos our hearts; and Pepys ruefully clocks the severed limbs of ‘traytors’
We discover Iona was called Hii; dear Walter Scott woos our hearts; and Pepys ruefully clocks the severed limbs of ‘traytors’

Season 3 Episode 41

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Dear friends.  I’m on a huge wave of happiness tonight thanks to an afternoon spent with a friend.  Friends are SO important are they…

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Pepys watches the death of a Regicide; we ponder Egdon Heath and celebrate a clutch of Saints
Pepys watches the death of a Regicide; we ponder Egdon Heath and celebrate a clutch of Saints

Season 3 Episode 40

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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snipp…

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Pepys is taken aback by grand Clerical Vestments; we commemorate poor Jeanne D’Arc; and we visit Thomas Hardy in his home
Pepys is taken aback by grand Clerical Vestments; we commemorate poor Jeanne D’Arc; and we visit Thomas Hardy in his home

Season 3 Episode 39

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Good evening, how are you?  A very warm welcome to newcomers or old comers; to regulars or to drop-ins.  I’m here every day so that y…

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Possible Ghost of Emma Gifford sings in her old Church St Juliot’s; Witchery in Boscastle; and Bloodlines
Possible Ghost of Emma Gifford sings in her old Church St Juliot’s; Witchery in Boscastle; and Bloodlines

Season 3 Episode 38

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Good evening and thank you so much for joining me on my last day exploring the north Cornish coast. Today we visit the place of Thoma…

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Pepys drinks his first Cupp of Tea 🫖 while we take a walk among grasses and graves.
Pepys drinks his first Cupp of Tea 🫖 while we take a walk among grasses and graves.

Season 3 Episode 37

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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snipp…

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Cornish sounds; Hengist and Horsa; and an evening visit to a cliff-top Church
Cornish sounds; Hengist and Horsa; and an evening visit to a cliff-top Church

Season 3 Episode 36

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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snipp…

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The Venerable Bede: a Celebration
The Venerable Bede: a Celebration

Season 3 Episode 35

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Hello and welcome to today’s episode where we celebrate the life of our Venerable friend.  

With very best wishes and thank you so muc…

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Origins of Oratorios;  Saint Augustine’s Feast Day; and Pepys discusses whether True Argument is at the Heart of a good Tragedie
Origins of Oratorios; Saint Augustine’s Feast Day; and Pepys discusses whether True Argument is at the Heart of a good Tragedie

Season 3 Episode 34

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Good afternoon and thank you for taking the time to join me for today’s episode where we end with some Handel to celebrate the word ‘…

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Saints, Celtic Christians, a thieving Servant, and we make a start on the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Saints, Celtic Christians, a thieving Servant, and we make a start on the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Season 3 Episode 33

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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snipp…

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We remember David of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿; Celebrate France 🇫🇷; Ponder human nature; and eagerly anticipate tonight’s episode where we begin…
We remember David of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿; Celebrate France 🇫🇷; Ponder human nature; and eagerly anticipate tonight’s episode where we begin…

Season 3 Episode 32

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…. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.  🕯️🤓🥳


Hello! We’re having two episodes today, to catch up with our Saints and to fit in this evening our…

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