According to Daniel, Michael is the particular protector of Israel. In Galatia, his shrine featured 'thaumaturgical fish-nibbling.' At Ravenna, he was shown sporting the purple cloak & buskins of a Roman general.
He was an angel with a truly multi-cultural appeal... #Michaelmas
"And there was war in heaven: Michael & his angels fought against the dragon; & the dragon fought & his angels, & prevailed not." #Michaelmas
The only relic of the incorporeal Michael is to be found in his shrine on Mt Gargano: footprints left by the angel.
(When we went to the shrine, the entire mountain was swathed in a thick mist - the approach was memorably eerie...) #Michaelmas
Last week I stood before this great statue on the wall of Coventry Cathedral - which is dedicated to the archangel. It was, I think, the last commission completed by Jacob Epstein before his death. Epstein narrowly decided against using Lucian Freud as his model. #Michaelmas
Guten Morgen! A special edition of @TheRestHistory today, as we mark Sunday's election in Germany, & Angela Merkel's forthcoming retirement, by looking at her predecessors as Chancellor.
Licensed to explore how JAMES BOND holds up a mirror to Britain's anxieties, neuroses & changing sense of its place in the world: today's @TheRestHistory is all Ian Fleming & 007.
This week on @TheRestHistory, we released 3 new episodes: a 2 parter on the Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC, & a survey of the decolonisation of Africa.
Here is the first of our two episodes on the Persian invasion: