The name is derived from the word “Pukkumina" meaning “a little madness” and the religion was demonised

Which is also a good read (though perhaps save it, and his others, for when the madness is over), but [French with subtitles] A Matter of Life & Death This film blew me away on the first watch, still does

They are well-written, beautifully detailed and descriptive, and thoughtful, no matter the time period , characters or subject matter. sun, and the vulnerability of existence faced by the frontiers men and women (and doubly so for the latter But no matter, it’s still a cracking yarn. The latter of also had a touch of Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca about it.

amongst the community of Dissenters (Protestant Christians who opposed state interference in religious matters After the devastating effect of Godwin's Memoirs, Mary’s reputation lay in tatters for nearly a century

literary form and Lucy’s writing style is such that you really feel like you’re sat having a good old natter

She recorded two songs: 'Your Mother's Son-in-Law' and 'Riffin' the Scotch', the latter being her first

way I build up colour is perhaps not the way others do, but as with most things in art, it doesn't matter

Sophia became a frontrunner in the WSPU's direct-action militancy when West End shop-windows were shattered

social reformer Abby Kelley Foster, that she feared not "the wind nor the waves, but I know that no matter

This latter, more progressive view was not shared by many of their neighbours in the village where they

in 1913 as a way to further voting rights for all women, to teach Black women how to engage in civic matters

the first day and five more editions quickly followed, making it one of the top-selling novels in the latter