Godiva, Spires and Trains
Whilst preparing for the "Stroll in Godiva's Footsteps" guided walk which I shall be giving this week I have been looking at different...
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Phil
- Dec 31, 2019
- 3 min
Literary Links
A few years ago motorists entering Coventry would be welcomed by a sign declaring "Welcome to the City in Shakespeare Country". At least...
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Phil
- Dec 30, 2019
- 4 min
Coventry's Hideous Histories
Coventry's civic society celebrates its fiftieth annivesary in the coming year. The Coventry Society is a campaigning group with aims of...
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Phil
- Dec 29, 2019
- 5 min
Vikings, Destruction & Leofric's Visions
Over the Christmas period I've been starting to take a look at history of some of Coventry's religious buildings - surviving and lost. I...
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Phil
- Dec 28, 2019
- 2 min
What did the Romans ever do for us?
Last week saw Coventry City in action against Lincoln City. Lincoln has a long heritage including that as a Roman garrison and (like...
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Phil
- Dec 26, 2019
- 2 min
Christmas Cheer at Coventry City
When the football fixtures are released many fans will scan the list for opening day matches, local derby dates, boxing day and new...
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Phil
- Dec 25, 2019
- 1 min
Christmas Greetings
Just a quick post today to wish all a Happy Christmas. There will be more to come over the next few days with some draft posts under...
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Phil
- Dec 11, 2019
- 7 min
From Godiva to Polling Day.....
With just one day to go until the latest general election I am concluding my "mini-series" of three blog posts summarising the poitical...
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Phil
- Dec 8, 2019
- 3 min
A speaker, an athlete, a novelist, a gardener
In the run up to the looming election I have been looking at MPs that have represented Coventry over the centuries. Between 1295 and 1945...
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Phil
- Nov 30, 2019
- 3 min
Dunces, Devils and Coventry - Capital of England
I’ve been researching the political history of Coventry in the run up to the general election and want to explore the following themes...
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Phil
- Nov 12, 2019
- 4 min
Cathedrals, A Castle, Raiders and a Minster - Debunking History!
Although most of my recent efforts have been focused on researching Coventry’s political history (which will be the focus of upcoming...
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Phil
- Nov 6, 2019
- 2 min
A Week to Remember
In my last blog post I mentioned that in the run up to the upcoming general election I shall be looking at some of Coventry’s political...
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Phil
- Nov 2, 2019
- 2 min
A step back on the ramble....
I am using this blog as a rough framework for my "Coventry Ramble" project. The idea is to take locations and themes relevant to my...
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Phil
- Oct 25, 2019
- 4 min
An Historic Tour on the Number 4 !
One of my aims with “In Godiva’s Footsteps” is to promote sustainability – part of my reasoning in offering “on foot services”. I do not...
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Phil
- Oct 22, 2019
- 3 min
Riotous Times Past
If you have been following my blog you will know that I’ve been doing some work for the council knocking on doors to check that the...
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Phil
- Oct 21, 2019
- 4 min
A wander around Wyken
I am in the middle of a few weeks of employment aside from my “Godiva’s Footsteps” work – apologies for postings being a bit sparse...
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Phil
- Oct 10, 2019
- 2 min
Rambling about the Rovers!
A varied and interesting week since my last blog. I have been spending much of the daytime working on the electoral register canvass in...
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Phil
- Oct 2, 2019
- 2 min
Poets, Plunderers and Culture for Free
I recently paid a visit to Coventry library and borrowed a few items to help with my research into Coventry’s literary connections. In...
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Phil
- Sep 30, 2019
- 3 min
Busy Researching & Colouring In!
In previous posts I have introduced the topic of the “democratisation” of culture meaning the ease of availability of historical and...
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Phil
- Sep 29, 2019
- 2 min
Our Tapestry and the Editing of History!
On Friday I attended an event at St Mary’s Hall (following on smoothly from my last blog post!). The conference was hosted by Tudor...
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