Prompted by reading #ThisSportingLife to wonder if there would be a market for a self-consciously retro public school? One that gave free play to the bloods, was governed by totally arcane rules, & didn’t bother with any mollycoddling nonsense, but just aimed to raise sportsmen?
No, they’re not. They’re all about anti-bullying policies & self-realisation programmes these days.
“Of course there were always those who preferred to go blackberrying or read a book or be left alone with their feelings (“All English training is a system of deadening feeling’)...” #ThisSportingLife
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Anne of Cleves' House is indeed the most remakarkable place to visit: as though you are entering the subconscious of an entire English county, and exploring its memories.
I made this film about Anne of Cleves' House with @jamiembrixton last summer. We are trying to ensure that @sussex_society survives the pandemic to celebrate its 175th birthday this summer. I hope it gives some sense of the fascination of its holdings.
Every 2 weeks we release a short film to celebrate the work of @sussex_society. Today's is about a remarkable place that boasts Britain's longest moat, & has hosted, variously, Edward I, evacuees from Rotherhithe & the Canadian military: @MichelhamPriory
Where else could I possibly begin a tour of #LondonsGhosts but the Tower? Easily the most haunted place in London, & quite possibly the world. Among its ghosts: Henry VI, the Princes in the Tower, Anne Boleyn, Margaret Pole, Lady Jane Grey, Lady Arbella Stuart, and a bear.
My apologies to @SpiderManMovie. I should have remembered that with great power comes great responsibility.
Just for the record, & to save Marvel’s profits in India, I freely acknowledge that Narendra Modi is a man of immense humility, and that his naming the world’s largest cricket stadium after himself is in no way quite hilariously immodest.