https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-family-reunion-for-fourth-duke-of.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: A family reunion for the fourth Duke of Norfolk
In my previous post, I wrote about the impending auction of the painting by Hans Eworth of Thomas, fourth Duke of Norfolk. I expressed the h...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2016/06/vote-early-vote-often.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Vote Early, Vote Often
I voted twice in the European Referendum today. Lest anyone thinks I did something illegal I should immediately add that it was all perfect...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2016/01/jacobite-commemoration.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Jacobite commemoration
Yesterday was the 250th anniversary of the funeral of the Stuart claimant King James III and VIII in St Peter's in Rome, and to commemorate...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-dormition-of-virgin-orthodox.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The Dormition of the Virgin - Orthodox liturgies
Kyle Washut has an interesting post on the New Liturgical Movement about Orthodox liturgical traditions and customs in regard to celebrati...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/12/more-continuing-cornish-catholicism.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: More continuing Cornish Catholicism
Being temporarily based in the West country makes me all the more responsive to a second piece by Fr Hunwicke about the vitality of mid-sixt...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2026/05/battle-of-tewkesbury-555th-anniversary.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Battle of Tewkesbury 555th anniversary
Today is the 555th anniversary of the battle of Tewkesbury on Saturday May 4th 1471. The comprehensive Yorkist victory cost the lives of man...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2025/05/marian-pilgrimage-our-lady-of-muswell.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Muswell
The Pilgrimage concludes its north London section with the Shrine of Our Lady of Muswell. I suspect this is now the least well known or re...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2020/07/unsainting-st-thomas.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Unsainting St Thomas
Whilst I was preparing my last post I came across a blog post about the actions taken in the 1530s to ‘desanctify’ St Thomas of Canterbury a...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/coronation-of-king-george-iv.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Coronation of King George IV
Thursday July 19th 1821 witnessed the Coronation of King George IV at Westminster. This spectacular occasion 195 years ago outdid all previ...
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Once I Was a Princess by Jacqueline Pascal-Gillespie — Paperback | StrangeBooks UK
Browse copies of Once I Was a Princess (Paperback) by Jacqueline Pascal-Gillespie at StrangeBooks UK. Personally photographed secondhand books. Free UK...
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1 Timothy 1:13 (NIV) - Even though I was once a blasphemer - Bible App
Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/05/more-on-rural-london-shrines-of-our-lady.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: More on the rural London shrines of Our Lady
Since writing about the shrines of Our Lady at Islington, Muswell and Willesden I came across an article online from The Tablet about these...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2020/07/a-bonfire-of-virgins.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: A Bonfire of the Virgins
Returning to a theme I explored in part back in May with the virtual Marian Pilgrimage I see that Stephanie Mann has a post today on her blo...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2023/09/st-giles-and-his-shrine-church.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Giles and his shrine church
Today is the feast of St Giles, the seventh to eighth century abbot who founded the abbey of St Gilles in Provence and became noted as a pat...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/07/st-augustine-and-anglicans.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Augustine and Anglicans
Whilst finding today's readings in the Divine Office I was struck by yesterday's second reading at Matins - I had read that proper for St Ma...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2020/07/medieval-fellows-of-merton-on-their.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Medieval Fellows of Merton on their travels
The statutes of Merton College Oxford, which date from the foundation of the College in 1264, require some of the Fellows to regularly inspe...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/03/valor-ecclesiasticus-on-ground.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Valor Ecclesiasticus on the ground
When preparing my previous post I came across a very useful site James Alexander Cameron of Stained Glass Attitudes . He started this as a p...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2016/08/battle-of-mohacs-1526.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Battle of Mohács 1526
Today is the 490th anniversary of the battle of Mohács. This was one of the most significant battles not only in Hungarian history but in ...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/05/supper-with-friend.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Supper with a friend
Last Friday evening a friend and fellow Orielensis and I had supper together. He is also an historian, although working on nineteenth centur...
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Once I Was Very Very Scared | Piplo Productions
A little squirrel announces that he was once very, very, scared and finds out that he is not alone. Lots of little animals went through scary experiences, but...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/11/lms-oxford-pilgrimage.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: LMS Oxford Pilgrimage report
I posted recently about the LMS Oxford Pilgrimage of a fortnight ago. I have now had a chance to look at Joe Shaw's reorts on his LMS Chairm...
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My Restless Heart Lyrics - The Smith Street Band | Once I Was Wild - TimesofLyric.com
Nov 21, 2025 - My Restless Heart proves The Smith Street Band’ unmatched ability to blend musical precision with storytelling heart. Found on Once I Was Wild, the track draws...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/03/oh-no-not-another-blog.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Oh no, not another blog...
Well that may be your reaction to discovering this site, but nevertheless I am going to see if I can get this running. I may well flatter my...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/05/our-lady-of-oak-at-st-martins-in-norwich.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Our Lady of the Oak at St Martin’s in Norwich
Today the virtual Marian pilgrimage reaches Norwich and the parochial shrine of Our Lady of the Oak in the churchyard of St Martin’s church ...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2015/09/dominican-rite-mass-for-st-john-macias.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Dominican Rite Mass for St John Macias
Yesterday evening I attended with a friend the 6pm Mass at SS Gregory and Augustine here in Oxford. Instead of the usual Friday evening cel...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2020/07/in-time-of-pestilence.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: In Time of Pestilence
The current pandemic has inevitably occasioned parallels being drawn with those of the past, not just the “Spanish Flu” of 1919, but also th...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/05/our-lady-at-pillar-st-edmundsbury.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Our Lady at the Pillar St Edmundsbury
The virtual Marian pilgrimage now returns to Suffolk, and to the great monastic centre of Bury St Edmunds. The focus on this particular pilg...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2025/01/restoring-monreale.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Restoring Monreale
Just before Christmas the BBC News website reported on thealerestoration work that has been undertaken on the late twelfth century mosai...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/12/relics-of-st-nicholas.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Relics of St Nicholas
St Nicholas is a saint whose cult has spread far and wide, and who retains his appeal - even if only as Santa Claus. Today is his feast day...
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3Quency - Once I Was A Good Girl (Official Video)
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/05/prayer-to-st-philip.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Prayer to St Philip
This is the text from the prayer card we were given at the blessing with the relic of St Philip Neri at the end of Solemn First Vespers for...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/09/revealing-medieval-cathedral-in-bath.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Revealing the medieval cathedral in Bath
By chance I came across an online article from Current Archaeology from 2019 about excavations within the building at Bath Abbey as part of...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-death-and-cult-of-king-louis-xvi.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The death and cult of King Louis XVI
Today is the 220th anniversary of the decapitation - the martyrdom - of King Louis XVI. ...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2012/12/o-virgo-virginum.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: O Virgo Virginum
The commentary on the Sarum Antiphon for today can be read at O Virgo Virginum
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2022/07/medieval-syphilis.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Medieval syphilis
For a while archaeological evidence has been accumulating for the presence of syphilis in medieval society in contradiction of the widely he...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-thirteenth-century-ship-from-poole-bay.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: A thirteenth century ship from Poole Bay
PetaPixel has a report about the recent discovery of the remains of a thirteenth century ship in Poole Bay off the Dorset coast which was ...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/05/our-lady-of-evesham.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Our Lady of Evesham
I wrote last year about this medieval place of Marian pilgrimage in my post Our Lady of Evesham To that I would add that large scale devoti...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2026/05/marian-pilgrimage-our-lady-of-ely.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Ely
Before the Pilgrimage returns to Suffolk it stops at Ely Cathedral. This is one of the shrines of Our Lady which I have added to the origina...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/01/christian-remember-your-dignity.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Christian Remember Your Dignity
St. Leo the Great was Pope from 440-461. His preaching was eloquent and magesterial - not unlike that of his current successor in the See o...
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ONCE I WAS LITTLE, NOW I AM BIG By Juliet C. Smedley
For several years I have observed how many things look so different now than when I was younger. I felt driven to write a book about it. When you are a small...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2026/05/marian-pilgrimage-our-lady-of-salisbury.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Salisbury
The Pilgrimage now travels westward from Hampshire to the cathedral city of Salisbury in Wiltshire. Salisbury is still, as it was in the med...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2020/07/hagia-sophia.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia is, without question, one of the great buildings of the world. Instantly recognisable it is one of those structures like St Pe...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2013/09/birthday-celebrations.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Birthday celebrations
Yesterday was the feast of the birthday of Our Lady and here in Oxford the Oratory celebrated with a birthday party. This was not merely ...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-benefits-of-reading-crime-fiction.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The benefits of reading crime fiction
I was amused by an apparently true story told by a participant in a discussion about violence and the media on Rradio 4 last night. It came...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2020/12/st-nicholas-in-art-liturgy-and.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Nicholas in art, liturgy and hymnography
I see that the New Liturgical Movement has marked the feast of St Nicholas with a feature on the history of his liturgical celebration and ...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2020/07/medieval-fellows-of-merton-on-their.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Medieval Fellows of Merton on their travels
The statutes of Merton College Oxford, which date from the foundation of the College in 1264, require some of the Fellows to regularly inspe...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-diet-on-medieval-lindisfarne.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The diet on medieval Lindisfarne
A report in the online version of the Northumberland Gazette covers recent excavations on Lindisfarne and the analysis of animal, bird and...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2012/05/st-philip-apostle.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Philip the Apostle
Since 1955 today, rather than May 1st, the traditional day from the sixth century, has been the feast of SS Philip and James the Apostles ...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2025/11/unearthing-hadrians-wall-west-of.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Unearthing Hadrian’s Wall west of Carlisle
Archaeologists in Cumberland have opened up at Drumburgh the foundations of part of the continuation of Hadrian’s Wall west of Carlisle alon...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2013/09/st-giles-in-pontefract.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Giles in Pontefract
Today is the feast day of St Giles, and a day on which my thoughts are inclined to stray back to the church of St Giles in Pontefract. ...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/06/st-richard-of-chichester.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Richard of Chichester
Today is the feast day of St Richard of Chichester according to the modern Catholic calendar. I published a post St Richard of Chichester a...
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