An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 135 July 5, 2021Clinton HowellUnfortunately, the only way for me to see the Thomas a Becket show at the British Museum is online as the English are being effectively barred from the Continent by...
Edit To Antiquarian's Tale, 134 June 29, 2021Clinton HowellA major mistake on my blog in re to the book I reference. It is "Reformations", not Revelations. It was definitely a revelation, but I haven't reformed my ability to...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 134 June 29, 2021Clinton HowellI will be writing blogs during the summer, but there will not be weekly consistency. I hope to be able to see and re-see things while I am in the...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 133 June 21, 2021Clinton HowellMellerstain House in Berwickshire on the Scottish Borders is yet another Robert Adam house. Interestingly, it was Robert's father, William, who was first commissioned to build the wings of the...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 132 June 14, 2021Clinton HowellI heard about Sledmere, a house in East Yorkshire, from a friend who said that although the furnishings in the house were not original, they represented the collecting style of...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 131 June 7, 2021Clinton HowellNewby Hall is another North Yorkshire house of distinction often overshadowed by its neighbors, particularly Castle Howard and Harewood House, but equally sensational.