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Gretel le MaĆ®tre likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. Gretel invites you to accompany her as she navigates the world a day at a time; the podcast is unscripted, itās ad-free, and youāre invited to join in. Thereās space in the warm tent for everyone; thereās tea in the pot š«. Itā ...
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Pepys Prospers; we ponder the Decorated Gothic Period and T Hardy lulls with his gentle Poetry
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Send us a text Hello and welcome back! Iām so sorry Iāve not been with you for the past few days. I will publish 3 episodes today to catch up and because Iām in wonderful Canterbury, where there is so much to share with you. I hope you are well and thank you for your kind messages of support. š¤ Support the show Love Gretel šā¦
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Early English Churches; Early Cornish and Irish Christianity; and Archbishop Mellitus
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58:52Send us a text Good evening and welcome to tonightās episode. Thank you for all your wonderful support. I really value it. š¤š„³ Support the show Love Gretel šBy Gretel le MaĆ®tre
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Norbertās Day; Pepys has Diaper Napkins; and Pevsner describe Sherborne Old Castle
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33:44Send us a text Good evening friends. Iāve found out that podcast rankings are influenced by how often episodes or the show is shared by listeners and I wondered if you have the time and energy you might consider sharing it from time to time. Maybe with a friend or family member. I know I shouldnāt be bothered about rankings, but itās been lovely toā¦
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A Wessex Poem; Poor Boniface is Murdered as an Old Man; and Pepys falls out with his Wife
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31:22Send us a text Hallo and thank you so very much for joining me. How are you? Are you able to find peace and contentment or is it eluding you? Ideas from a simple Dorset lady: 1. Read in bed a real book for the first and last 15 minutes of each day 2. Make a point of being extra warm and kind to everyone you come across tomorrow 3. Buy a packet of lā¦
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Hardyās poignant poetry; and Pepys hears Organ music in Westminster for the first time.
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Saxon Crosses; Hardyās education; and a Rainy Tuesday
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We discover Iona was called Hii; dear Walter Scott woos our hearts; and Pepys ruefully clocks the severed limbs of ātraytorsā
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31:58Send us a text Dear friends. Iām on a huge wave of happiness tonight thanks to an afternoon spent with a friend. Friends are SO important are they not? People who are on our side and hurt for our hurts. Thank you for joining me as ever, including to dear Gretchen for her kind email. I will read some out tomorrow. Itās fascinating to hear about peopā¦
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Pepys watches the death of a Regicide; we ponder Egdon Heath and celebrate a clutch of Saints
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Pepys is taken aback by grand Clerical Vestments; we commemorate poor Jeanne DāArc; and we visit Thomas Hardy in his home
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28:46Send us a text Good evening, how are you? A very warm welcome to newcomers or old comers; to regulars or to drop-ins. Iām here every day so that youāve always got a place to go if you need some comfort and companionship. Let do our bit to make larger the space in the world that protects people from unkindness, crassness and loneliness. It was so loā¦
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Possible Ghost of Emma Gifford sings in her old Church St Juliotās; Witchery in Boscastle; and Bloodlines
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28:52Send us a text Good evening and thank you so much for joining me on my last day exploring the north Cornish coast. Today we visit the place of Thomas Hardyās courtship of Emma Gifford as well as the Witchcraft Museum in Boscastle. On Monday Iāll be posting something small to my paying subscribers, so do leave an address in my DMs or email: gretelleā¦
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Pepys drinks his first Cupp of Tea š« while we take a walk among grasses and graves.
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Cornish sounds; Hengist and Horsa; and an evening visit to a cliff-top Church
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Send us a text Hello and welcome to todayās episode where we celebrate the life of our Venerable friend. With very best wishes and thank you so much for joining me. Support the show Love Gretel šBy Gretel le MaĆ®tre
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Origins of Oratorios; Saint Augustineās Feast Day; and Pepys discusses whether True Argument is at the Heart of a good Tragedie
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47:12Send us a text Good afternoon and thank you for taking the time to join me for todayās episode where we end with some Handel to celebrate the word āOratorioā and its saintly origins. Do get in touch and tell me who you are, so I can say hello to you on tomorrowās episode. [email protected] Best wishes šāāļøšŖæšÆļø Support the show Love Gretel šā¦
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Saints, Celtic Christians, a thieving Servant, and we make a start on the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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We remember David of Scotland š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ; Celebrate France š«š·; Ponder human nature; and eagerly anticipate tonightās episode where we beginā¦
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25:31Send us a text ā¦. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. šÆļøš¤š„³ Hello! Weāre having two episodes today, to catch up with our Saints and to fit in this evening our start on the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, which will run alongside Pepys. Nothingās too tricky for we band of merry, curious folk š¤ Support the show Love Gretel šā¦
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A tour inside a 1533 Chancel thatās lost its Nave; Why the Lord Chancellor sits atop a Bale of Wool; and we hear Swallows, Warblers and Long-Tailed Tits
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34:28Send us a text Good afternoon and welcome to todayās episode where we visit on foot a tiny chancel that once had a nave; built in the Tudor times just before the Reformation with a still visible coat of arms of Henry VIII above the East Window. I find a dusty old love poem of sorts, an ancient kneeler, and delight in the swooping swallows that gathā¦
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A Litter of Puppies for Pepys; The Abingdon Manuscript; and good William of Rochester.
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The Winchester Chronicle, The Court of Pleas and Pepys buys Lobster š¦
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19:20Send us a text Hello and a very good afternoon. I hope you are well. Thank you so much to my seven kind subscribers who help pay for my tea and cake as I zoom about the country. Next week Iām looking forward to taking you back to St Gennys in north Cornwall when I will be digging deeper into the relationship between Cornish, Irish, Welsh and Bretonā¦
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A Deep Ponder on Universal Trials of Life
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39:01Send us a text Do feel free to ignore this if you only come for the history; this is a reflective episode on life and its universal challenges. š» Support the show Love Gretel šBy Gretel le MaĆ®tre
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The early 19th Century Microcosm of London by Pugin and Rawlinson; Mr Wren accompanies Pepyās Diaries
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The Restoration was about restoring Parliamentās Sovereignty, says W Churchill, brilliantly; and we reflect on the great St Dunstan
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The Sherborne Abbey Fire of 1437: Townsman against Monk; A Fateful Font Fight
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42:20Send us a text Good evening and thank you so much for joining me. How are you and how is your Sunday? Today I read an Extract from the Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 1985 - The Fire of 1437 and the Rebuilding of Sherborne Abbey, JHP Gibb. Associated diagrams Iāve uploaded to X and BlueSky. I need a website! Can anyone make one fā¦
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Grief; Saint Madron; Birdsong and a fretful Pepys
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30:34Send us a text Photo is the beautiful parish church of Corton Denham, Somerset, taken this evening. Support the show Love Gretel šBy Gretel le MaĆ®tre
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Brendan the Navigator, Carantoc, Peregrine of Auxerre and Simon Stock; meanwhile Churchill discusses pre-Restoration power-play; and dear Pepysā wench takes abed
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34:38Send us a text Good evening and thank you so much for joining me. Iām a little under par this evening and low after receiving a low Apple Podcasts rating. If you enjoy what I do even a little I would be so very grateful if you would give me a nice rating. There are lots of places you can go to it: Podcast, Apple, Buzzsprout, Podchaser, GoodPods, Acā¦
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Early English Gothic; the Psychiatric Innovations of Gheel; and Pepys returns to his Wifeās warm bed.
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Emily Dickinson; Matthias the Apostle; and poor Pepys awakes Bed-Wetted and missing his beloved Wife
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19:32Send us a text Photo from E Webb āLiterary Londonā of 17th century Fleet Street. The gable-ended building is the Devil Tavern, frequented by Pepys and destroyed in 1787. Support the show Love Gretel šBy Gretel le MaĆ®tre
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King Charles II arrives at Dover; his long trials at an end. General Monke and Charles play these Restoration days exquisitely.
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25:55Send us a text Benjamin Westās painting of the King receiving General Monke at Dover; though in truth, brilliantly, it was the other way around. Through such subtleties the Constitutional Monarchy weaved its way into a stable future. Support the show Love Gretel šBy Gretel le MaĆ®tre
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Winston Churchill tells of the build-up the The Anarchy after an Old King loses his beloved teenage son; We ponder the possible suppression by Lanfranc of unorthodox Celtic Saints; and Pepys discovers ...
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Pepys organises the painting of the new Kingās Arms
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18:11Send us a text The obsessing over signage by all people and institutions in May of 1660 is so fascinating and so relatable and explains why so many English pubs are the Kingās Arms. What quicker, surer way to reassure people of your loyalty to the new King? Signs and symbols matter because we use them to be noticed by others who we know will know wā¦
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Fascinating Irish Saints and a happy May Day in 1660 London
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16:45Send us a text A second episode, so we keep our momentum going with dear Pepys and his diary. The photo here is the beautiful parish church of Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds, where I am staying for the weekend. A very good evening to you. Support the show Love Gretel šBy Gretel le MaĆ®tre
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Tom Holland talks Podcasts, Donald Trump, and the joys of cricket
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15:18Send us a text Good evening and welcome to tonightās episode where, after talking to an enthusiastic audience about his book Suetonius, historian Tom Holland spared me ten minutes to chat about this, that and cricket. š Iām so grateful to him for his time. Support the show Love Gretel šBy Gretel le MaĆ®tre
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Cerne Abbas, spilt wine and Pepys plays ninepins
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Pepysā Progress and a Blackbird š¦āā¬
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A Sombre Wednesday; Painting for the first time as an Adult; and Pepys commemorates his Stone Operation
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National Treasure and priest Angela Tilbury chats about grief and her new book; and author Andrew Heavens discusses his fascinating book The Prince and the Plunder
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23:41Send us a text Welcome to a second episode today where I have two informal conversations with fascinating people I met at the book launch of Bijan Omraniās āGod is an Englishmanā yesterday. I also take you round parts of Temple Church in London. Back to Pepysā diaries tomorrow š¤ The best things in life are unscripted š Support the show Love Gretel ā¦
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An Interview with Author Bijan Omrani who discusses his book God is an Englishman: Christianity and the Creation of England
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30:01Send us a text Good evening. Thank you for joining me as I chat to Bijan Omrani about the vital importance of Christianity in the development of England. Thank you Bijan for your time as we perched in the nippy wind outside Temple Church in London. Support the show Love Gretel šBy Gretel le MaĆ®tre
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An introduction to the author Bijan Omrani and Pepys worries for his Wife in preparing for his Sea Voyage
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Dear Samuel Pepys tells that all London doth now toast the health of King Charles
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Pepys toasts the King, as the Restoration appears inevitable; and we touch on dear Bede once more, to explore his early Influence
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31:05Send us a text Good evening and a very happy Saturday 3rd May. We have now finished the first two months of 1660 and I hope you are getting a feel for Pepysā character. Thank you if you have joined me for tonightās episode. Do come back. Iām here every day, with new readings. Best wishes š Support the show Love Gretel šā¦
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Welcome to Friday eveningās progress with Pepys, the Saints, with a bit of live Bach. And - huge joy - the swifts have returned!
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All of London joyfully watches and applauds every step of General Monke.
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Pepys talks of wine, General Monke, unpaid soldiers and huge buttocks in todayās episode; To pick up the ashes or not?
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Garden birds, Saint Catherine of Siena and we finish Pepysā first month
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Pepys takes us into his world where it is a cold and frosty January and no-one knows how the country will be governed.
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The Diary (wonderful, fascinating and joyful) of Samuel Pepys. Day One: letās go š¤š¤
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28:42Send us a text Hallo dear friends and a very good evening. Itās a hot (I would say but itās only 20 degrees so an American would say mild š) day in merry England. Iāve planted many hollyhocks of all colours, a rose bush āNew Dawnā given to me to help with grief by my best friend Victoria, some ornamental poppies and wisteria. We also planted the unā¦
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