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		<title>Touch Wood</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The superstitious phrase &#8216;touch wood&#8217; is one with many contested origins and it is still not clear which is the correct one. In the UK, many people still touch wood and use the phrase when they talk about their luck or mention their own death and want to stop their words from &#8220;tempting fate&#8221; and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3820789&amp;post=968&amp;subd=lovelyoldtree&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jean Guichard&#8217;s La Jument</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An episode of Coast just alerted me to the existence of these amazing photographs by Jean Guichard, a French photographer who specialises in lighthouses. In 1989 he took a series of seven photographs of a lighthouse called La Jument off the coast of Brittany and these photographs became world famous. The lighthouse keeper, Théodore Malgorne, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3820789&amp;post=950&amp;subd=lovelyoldtree&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guest post: A Tour of London in 1666</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Richard Denning I am delighted to be a guest on Lovely Old Tree. I am a Young adult sci-fi, historical fiction and historical fantasy writer. This post is part of a blog tour celebrating the release of my historical fantasy novel, The Last Seal. The Last Seal is set during the Great Fire of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3820789&amp;post=942&amp;subd=lovelyoldtree&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book review: The Last Seal by Richard Denning</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Last Seal is a young adult historical fantasy novel set during the Great Fire of London and is part of the Praesidium series by Richard Denning. When it comes to reviewing new books, I certainly can&#8217;t claim to be a connoisseur of fantasy fiction, but what really interested me about this book, and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3820789&amp;post=915&amp;subd=lovelyoldtree&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Great interviews of the 20th century</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the BBC College of Journalism’s Art of the Interview season, The Radio Times is holding a competition to decide which television and radio interview has been most influential over the last 60 years. Their shortlist includes Frost/Nixon, Parkinson/Emu, Winfrey/Jackson, Bashir/Diana and Paxman/Howard. There is also an interesting video on the BBC News [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3820789&amp;post=898&amp;subd=lovelyoldtree&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Battle of Lewisham</title>
		<link>http://lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/the-battle-of-lewisham/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found out about this little piece of London history a couple of weeks ago when I came across some old photos, but since the London riots of the last week it’s even more apt than I thought. The Borough of Lewisham in southeast London experienced some of the violence faced by many parts of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3820789&amp;post=887&amp;subd=lovelyoldtree&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Warwick Castle versus Kenilworth Castle</title>
		<link>http://lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/warwick-castle-versus-kenilworth-castle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re visiting Warwickshire, the two historical attractions that are most eagerly advertised are Warwick Castle and Kenilworth Castle and they are both worth a visit. However do not assume that they are similar as although they both have fascinating histories, the experience of visiting each castle is massively different. I have visited both and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3820789&amp;post=865&amp;subd=lovelyoldtree&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moving historic houses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To preserve historic buildings from decay and demolition, the last resort can be to physically move the building from its original location to a new one. Some old buildings such as those in Stratford can be restored, opened to the public, or looked after as a positive addition to the surrounding area, reminding people of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3820789&amp;post=856&amp;subd=lovelyoldtree&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A history of the London Marathon</title>
		<link>http://lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/a-history-of-the-london-marathon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Polytechnic Marathon in London was held annually between 1909 and 1996 in and around London and it was the first regular 26 mile marathon. 8 world bests were achieved in these marathons including the first authenticated time under 2 hours, 20 minutes. It began after the 1908 Olympics in London and was organised by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3820789&amp;post=842&amp;subd=lovelyoldtree&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stratford Streets and Anne Hathaway&#8217;s Cottage</title>
		<link>http://lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/stratford-streets-and-anne-hathaways-cottage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Shakespeare&#8217;s Birthplace ticket covered Nash&#8217;s House and Anne Hathaway&#8217;s Cottage. The Cottage is a bit of a walk out of the town so we strolled round the town first. There are some beautiful buildings dating from the Tudor period and later, and we sat in the lovely black-and-white timbered Elizabethan pub, The Garrick Inn, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3820789&amp;post=831&amp;subd=lovelyoldtree&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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