Sunday, 10 November 2019

Law and Poetry Intertwined

Sir John Davies (SJ) was both an Elizabethan lawyer and poet.

His poetry brought him into contact with Good Queen Bess (Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth I, born in Greenwich) whose reign became known as the Elizabethan Era.

Saturday, 9 November 2019

Where is Tirupati?

Tirupati is in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (south east part of India). There are trains from Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.

Who was Andrew Marvell?

Andrew Marvell was the poet behind Bermudas.

"Where the remote Bermudas ride
In th' ocean's bosom unespy'd".

He was a contemporary and friend of John Milton.

Wednesday, 6 November 2019

What, perchance, is a prelate?

A prelate is an ecclesiastical dignitary such as a bishop. The term is historical. Ecclesiastical means pertaining to the Christian Church or its clergy (body of people ordained for religious duties).