The Month of June
June 1, 2022
The gypsy folk of times past often said that when there was no “R” in the month then it was “safe” to eat pork, how
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The gypsy folk of times past often said that when there was no “R” in the month then it was “safe” to eat pork, how
Traditionally the Merry Month of May began with what was known as “Garland Day” on the 1st, probably because the Old Julian Calendar was still
It is widely assumed that William Shakespeare was born and died on St. George’s Day, the 23rd of April. However, this too is a misapprehension
It has often occurred to me that the characteristic archetypes of the season seem to be weighted more towards Winter and the Christmas celebrations with
At this rather bleak time of the agricultural year many hedges, gates, walls and fences would be inspected for damage and repaired. The arable fields
There are references to astrology in Edmund Spenser‘s works probably influenced by “Zodiacos Vitae” of someone named Piero Angelo Manzolli of Stellata It seems that
A lot indeed has already been written regarding the identity of the “Dark Lady” of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, as well as the youth who resists the
When I first began to research the controversies and ambiguities within the Shakespeare Authorship Controversy I was overwhelmed by the number of diverse theories being
Table of Contents Venus & Adonis (1592) Shakespeare’s patron, the Earl of Southampton was under pressure by Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer of England and
Only half of Shakespeare’s plays were actually officially registered at the Stationer’s Office, others were simply copied from surviving promptbooks and existing manuscripts of the