History lesson 3

7th July 2026

This is really just a brief coda to ‘History lesson 2’ from 15th May. Having just returned from Barbados we spent a couple of days in Kent and took in the amazing lavender fields at Castle Farm in Shoreham…

…before embarking on a walk which took in Lullingstone Castle…

…where we bumped into my old friends the Cavaliers and Roundheads.

Warfare has clearly evolved since the seventeenth century. I can just imagine what Cromwell would have made of Health and Safety:

You don’t say!

As for King Charles, I reckon he’d have felt right at home in this ancient oak:

I hope you have enjoyed this interlude. More tales of Barbados soon!


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