History Magazine
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
In June 1520, just outside Calais, a huge festival of 18 days of jousting, wrestling, archery and other grand entertainments was held to cement friendly and peaceful relations between France and England…
Orestone Manor
Snug in the hillside at Maidencombe on the English Riviera sits Orestone Manor, once the home of the painter John Callcott Horsley, designer of the world’s first Christmas card…
Aristotle, Witchcraft and Witch Hunts
Aristotle is not a name you would expect to hear when discussing the witch hunts in Europe between 1450 and 1750. However one of his followers, Thomas Aquinas (1225-1275) had a profound impact upon the Church’s view of witchcraft…
