15th century German gothic armour, Wallace collection London

Nobody reads Richard Hakkuyt anymore There is an adventure story

A flamboyant cavalier- 17thc probably a member of the Lutrell family; Dunster castle

The remains of the long Monks dormitory, Cleeve Abbey - Somerset

The first two bays of the chapter house are complete but the rest was demolished- Cleeve Abbey Somerset

The peculiar vault of the warming room and parlour. The only place monks could talk together and warm themselves by a great fire. Cleeve abbey, Somerset

A distinct national character survived in England up to the 1960s-70s. The poor rural people in this book have a more certain sense of who they are than any contemporary English men. Perhaps someday even this book will be seen as dangerous

The head of a crosier- French 1220s Showing st Michael the archangel defending the devil. Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge

Here is an interesting monument in Lichfield cathedral. Dating from the 18thc. 1st what a strange crest, what sort of insect is it meant to be? Three more are on the arms themselves. Then the surname, Bassano- it sounds like a Shakespeare villian. Not a common staffs name.

The wide screen west front, Lincoln cathedral. The central plain section is all that remains of the fortified Romanesque church

Stanley Baldwin, perhaps the most underrated British Prime Minister of the 20thc

Medieval passage, Clevedon court. Originally the archway led to a buttery but now leads to a small courtyard with the kitchen (the original great hall) beyond #England