We want your posts in Welsh, Alex, obviously.

It’s a beautiful suite of buildings.

The Metropolitan Church of St. Demetrios is a Late Byzantine church in the lower town of Mystras.

The new metropolitan church of Mystras was dedicated to St. Demetrios, the patron saint of Michael VIII who recovered Constantinople in 1261.

It is definitely sneaking off.

Μπράβο! Καλή Ανάσταση.

The first time we’ve seen one of your notorious peacocks?

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Good Friday Letter I sit here at the table looking outOver the island on Good FridayAs the pine tree heaves into my view,And the sea speaks its synonyms for blue, And below, the little churchWhere later we will follow the bier of ChristThrough the labyrinth of village streetsHolding a yellow candle like a torch (White candles are reserved […]

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Congratulations to @julianhoffman.bsky.social whose marvellous book “Lifelines” has been shortlisted.

Sledmere.

Melrose I was able to admire on the ground and from a very high vantage point on the roof of the south transept. Stupendous. 2/2

Devotees of St #Aelred cannot but admire the career, ambition and religious policy of #King_David_I of Scots. I had the pleasure today of exploring his #Augustinian and #Cistercian foundations at #Jedburgh and #Melrose respectively. 1/2 Jedburgh

We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2026!

A very strong selection, the books come from a variety of genres. The winner is to be announced at our flagship event on 9th June.

For the shortlist, go to www.anglohellenicleague.org/news

Very sad news about Averil Cameron, a brilliant scholar and wonderful person. May she rest in peace.

We're delighted to announce the launch of our new blog, the New Anglo-Hellenic Review!

Our first post is on restorative justice for Greek-born adoptees, written by Gonda Van Steen, a champion of the cause since 2013.

Find this fascinating piece at
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The situation in Minneapolis is insane: seemingly many large convoys of heavily armed masked men, blocking off streets at random, grabbing people nearly at random, racing around the city with no discernible plan or aim. Under attack by our own government the day after it killed someone

“They shall see who have never been told of him, and they shall understand who have never heard of him.” Epiphany always seems to me one of the strangest and most mystical of all Christian festivals, and I’m sad to leave it behind for another year

Icy Skies. -2°C and a cold wind. Hares in the fields.

Icy Skies. -2°C and a cold wind. Hares in the fields.

Joint statement on Greenland.

How universities can cultivate arts and humanities in practical, affordable ways Are the arts and humanities still needed as universities retrench staff and cut costs? Patty Raun explains why curtailing or eliminating these disciplines is an egregious mistake

'Despite persistent myths, employment rates for humanities graduates are comparable to those of STEM graduates, as Humanities Indicators data shows. Early earnings differ but the salary gap narrows significantly mid-career, particularly for graduates who pursue further study'. 1/2

Heavy snowfall on the Yorkshire coast.

Encrusted with snow.

#BleakMidwinter

A view across the Cliff Bridge in Scarborough shows Wood's Lodgings on 'The Cliff' where on the afternoon of 28 May 1849 aged just 29. Anne Brontë died

A view across the Cliff Bridge in Scarborough shows Wood's Lodgings on 'The Cliff' where on the afternoon of 28 May 1849 aged just 29. Anne Brontë died with her sister Charlotte and friend Ellen Nussey at her bedside. The site is now the home of the Grand Hotel #Brontë

A simple font holding its own with dignity amid the jolly clutter of parish life. St Mary’s #Brandesburton, Yorkshire. #fontsonFriday

Happy New Year to the real people (though not to the bots) who follow my account. May it bring peace, joy and health to all.

We can bear only so much innocence.

Ah, the ΠΝ as bulwark of the merchant marine. I like it. Reminds me of someone else’s history too. 😉

Some context may help the innocent viewer!

Neither church was open, so I will have to return to see the interiors. But it was easy at #Dalton to identify the windows from the outside. Wonderful to have a full scheme in this remote location.

Here (L-R) St Peter, St Paul, the Annunciation, Noah. 4/4

St John the Evangelist at #Dalton is twenty years later: built as a memorial to #Dawnay by his widow. Unusually, #Butterfield turned to Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. for the glass. An early (not the earliest) example of the company’s work in Yorkshire. 3/4

St Cuthbert at #Sessay was the first of #Butterfield’s churches for #Dawnay—late 1840s. A handsome composition, with broach spire, bridge and lychgate, and neighbouring school and schoolmaster’s house. It all feels timeless and properly rural—not qualities often associated with Butterfield’s work.