Strewth. This morning is made of lapis lazuli! The heavens are laid bare! I can almost touch the stars... If you need a little bit of heavenly peace here's the view from the sea-log-seat, Opinan, Wester Ross, NW Highlands of Scotland. #FridayFeeling

Hendrik Dey, author of The Making of Medieval Rome: A New Profile of the City, 400 – 1420, has received the prestigious Premio Daria Borghese (awarded annually to the best book on Rome written by a non-Italian).

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Venturing out to see the sunset after illness... drinking in air like sweet cool wine, serenaded by the evening chorus of a Highland spring. Oh! the joy. I hope you too can find peace, nourishment and strength in nature. View across the croft to Skye.

Brochel castle basking in the baking heat ☀️ 🏰

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Hot of the press! Great new collection on #rebellion in #medieval #europe. Includes chapter by me on 8th earl of #Kildare. Nice companion piece to my recent EHR article academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-ar… #ireland #Gaelic #nobility

Bowmore early this morning.

Scotland is positively beaming! #sunny

Pink skies and the beautiful silhouette of our Cathedral 🌞 📸 - Daniel Cook

Sunset views looking towards Stirling from Alloa. Incredible view with Ben Lomond looming in the distance behind Stirling Castle 😊 #stirling #castle #alloa #scotland #visitscotland #clackmannanshire

Fabulous new The Spectator Easter cover:

A Maundy scene in an Anglo-Saxon manuscript: monks washing feet and a king giving to the poor. Maundy Thursday takes its medieval name from these acts of charity, following Christ's commandment at the Last Supper. His 'mandatum' became 'mandé' in French, 'maundy' in English.

Maundy Thursday is unusual in the English calendar for having a name derived from French. That name is first recorded in the 15th century; an alternative, older medieval name was 'Sheer Thursday', from 'skere' meaning 'pure, cleansed'. quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-engli…

A French Navy Commando gathers his parachute after a training jump near Mont Saint-Michel

Legislative interpretation is based on the wording of the legislation as enacted. It is not based on background thinking. And while statements in parliament can be used (in very limited circumstances) their use is not common.

Absolutely in awe of these wall paintings in the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey. Such glorious examples of medieval Christian art and spiritual devotion.

My piece in The Times and The Sunday Times on the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers, and why we now need responsible, accurate and thoughtful commentary on the law relating to sex and gender thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

These were my favorite photos taken at Yellowstone. Very minimal editing done.

This chart blows my mind That is cattle price inflation - and it becomes food price inflation