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The entry in the Annals of Ulster was concise: “720 A.D. Theodore reigned one year.”
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The entry in the Annals of Ulster was concise: “720 A.D. Theodore reigned one year.”
It is easy to overlook the importance of Central Europe, writes Martyn Rady at the start of this fascinating book. For some modern writers the region is best typified by similarities, or differences, over postboxes, popular preferences for spirits over wine or ‘the heavy smell of boiled cabbage, state beer and a soapy whiff of
Charles I’s wife has been accused of every sin imaginable. A thrilling new biography by Leanda de Lisle sets the record straight
A family recipe for eggnog that’s smooth as liquid silk, and kicks like a country mule Once upon a time, when the year-end holidays rolled around, no one outdid me in the celebration staging arena. Beginning Thanksgiving weekend, I made dozens of fruitcakes (heavily doused with Irish whiskey and drenched weekly thereafter) and hundreds (sometimes thousands) of cookies. On the Big Days themselves I laid the table with Mom’s heirloom Irish linen and crystal, and cooked Crown Roasts of Pork, Standing Beef Rib Roasts, gargantuan Turkeys, and hefty Hams plus an eclectic assortment of baked, pu...