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The Book that Built the Empire
Not even joking
Oct 24 • 
James Cary
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Hugh Latimer is Playing with Fire
A new documentary about one of the Oxford Martyrs
Oct 16 • 
James Cary
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The First To Be Burned
And the pain of switching IT Systems
Oct 10 • 
James Cary
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The Day an English Bishop Burned Bibles
Tyndale, Tunstall and the Awful Conflagration of 1526
Oct 3 • 
James Cary
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September 2025

Jerome's Nightmare
And the verdict of your reading habits
Sep 26 • 
James Cary
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A Guide to Surviving the News Cycle
It’s called the Church Calendar
Sep 19 • 
James Cary
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From Fireworks to Fright Night
The Curious Fall of Bonfire Night and the Rise of Halloween
Sep 12 • 
James Cary
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Playing with Fire
Introducing Bishop Hugh Latimer
Sep 5 • 
James Cary
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August 2025

Head on a Platter
The cost and power of fearless words
Aug 29 • 
James Cary
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Why England Remembers Augustine
How a North African Bishop Shaped a Nation’s Soul
Aug 22 • 
James Cary
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Why We Should Stop Talking About the Weather
How blackberry jam helped me rethink England’s harvest.
Aug 15 • 
James Cary
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The Earthquake Synod
Dominic, Wycliffe and the Black Friars
Aug 8 • 
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