"[T]he glory of the late Anglo-Saxon period was its English writing. At a time when no vernacular prose of any distinc…"

"By the Lord before whom this sanctuary is holy, I will to N. be true and faithful, and love all which he loves and sh…"

"Contrast the position in 1066. England was by then a nation-state. It is highly improbable that any European rulers e…"

"Bede himself insists that three different Germanic peoples came to Britain – the Saxons, the Angles and the Jutes – a…"

"The process of Britain’s departure from the Roman Empire was hastened not only by turbulence across the sea in Gaul a…"

"If you enjoy watching birds, you stand in good company. There are, in the estimate of the National Survey on Recreati…"

"Birds become more and more fascinating, not less, the more you watch them."

"It is a fun exercise among s to try to pinpoint a childhood moment when they deviated from the path of “ordinary” peo…"

"But since it was birders he was dealing with, there wasn’t any harm just letting us in on the honor system. There was…"

"Anyone who is interested in birds eventually reaches the point when he or she joins the , or loses enthusiasm. The Tr…"