Turning to history to dig deep for resilience
30th November is the anniversary of the birth of Winston Churchill, a man whose modus...
09 November, 2020
Pearls – The Prestige Never Dulls
When Queen Elizabeth sat for the artist who painted what became the renown Armada portrait...
23 October, 2020
Agincourt; hell hath no fury like an Englishman scorned?
The 25th of October this year is the 605th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt;...
07 October, 2020
Elizabeth I, a monarch plagued by her gender
From the moment Elizabeth I was born on 7th September, 1533, her situation was a...
10 September, 2020
The Queen Mother – The Matriarch of a Nation’s Morale
It’s the 120th anniversary of the Queen Mother’s birth this month. We think of her...
07 August, 2020
What does a title mean in this day and age?
It’s an interesting question, and one we take very seriously here at Manorial Counsel… and...
08 July, 2020
Magna Carta – The enduring power of the written word
Safeguarding the liberties - and rights - of people is something we almost take for...
08 June, 2020
John Snow, the man with water-borne wisdom
It’s the anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth on 24th May, 1819. An intriguing monarch whose...
07 May, 2020
Plague, positive thinking, and prolificacy
You’ll no doubt have seen the fabulous meme doing the rounds at the moment suggesting...
08 April, 2020
From confession to curse… The death of Jacques de Molay
On 18th March, 1314, Jacques de Molay was burned at the stake. He was the...
10 March, 2020