Tag: History
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Past lives
I was talking yesterday with my Mum about everyday things such as reincarnation and past lives, as you do. We usually talk about the weather, or the special offers that are on at the local supermarket, and I think it was during one of these chats that this topic came up. We were also discussing the concept of time,…
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5th November
Before I go and ponder, a huge explosion outside of my window has just reminded me that tonight is Guy Fawkes Night, Bonfire Night. I don’t know how I could have forgotten, to be honest. How I remember the days back in 1605 when the Gunpowder Plot was thwarted by the discovery of Guy Fawkes…
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What a journey!
Phew! There have been more ups and downs than a ride on a roller coaster! There have been people who have traveled quite a lot of the journey with me, and others who have accompanied me for just a part of it. I’ve seen many familiar faces along the way, some who I knew and some who…
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Miguel De Cervantes
The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune’s spite; revive from ashes and rise. A very brief history of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra: he was born in 1547 in the city of Alcalá de Henares, near Madrid, Spain. He wrote Don Quixote de la Mancha, part I in 1605…
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