- Herod slaughters the innocents of Bethlehem (c. AD 1)
- The Tay Bridge Disaster inspires one of the great poems of Scottish literature (1879)
Listening back to this, I realise that I inadvertently said 'Jerusalem' instead of 'Bethlehem' at one point - for which many apologies. My only excuse: I was racing to finish a chunk of writing for Christmas that featured Jerusalem a lot.
I also seem to have described Herod Agrippa as Herod's son rather than grandson.
[SPOILER ALERT: do not read the thread below if you want to listen to the episode without knowing Rachel's choices.]
Britain's Top Ten Christmas Churches, as chosen by @MorleyRA
1. Chichester Cathedral, and the urinating Director of Music 2. St Mary’s, Watton, Norfolk, and the alms-box 3. Barchester Cathedral. Not real. 4. St Chad’s, Shrewsbury, Shropshire and the Scrooge prop
Some exciting news: on 24 January there's a special live @TheRestHistory in aid of the 3 charities that I & @AuthorsCC have been raising £ for all year.
The event will be held in St Martin-in-the-Fields, & will be in aid of @18_keys, a charity focussed on helping homeless women secure longterm shelter; @PassageCharity; & @AMARLondon, which does incredible work helping Yazidi refugees.
Some exciting news: on 24 January we are doing a special live @TheRestHistory in aid of the 3 charities that I & the rest of @AuthorsCC have been raising money for all year.
The event will be held in St Martin-in-the-Fields, & will be in aid of @18_keys, a charity focussed on helping homeless women secure longterm shelter; @PassageCharity; & @AMARLondon, which does incredible work helping Yazidi refugees.