2006-09-28

smokingboot: (elizabeth ermine)
2006-09-28 07:49 am

The Word of a Prince

Last time I was in London, I was lent Maria Perry's 'The Word of A Prince' a biography of Elizabeth Tudor's life with snippets from her letters included. I have always been fascinated by Elizabeth, and when the masterly [profile] colonel_maxim told me that her old residence, Hatfield House, was 20 minutes up the road and offered to accompany me there, I had to visit.
I put this under a cut because it's just a mishmash about Elizabeth, the book and the house, a record for myself really.

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smokingboot: (eating)
2006-09-28 11:52 am

Yumnumnum

Your Famous Last Words Will Be:

"So, you're a cannibal."


Could be worse. Depends on where the meal starts.