Saturday 21 November 2009

Jobs at Telegraph

Friday, 29th February 2008

An Interesting Sentence

10:10am

Well, OK, a fragment of one:

John X, strangled in the Castel Sant' Angelo by his mistress's daughter so that she could install her own bastard son by Pope Sergius III on the papal throne;

Interesting lot the early medieval popes, eh?

There's nothing of that in the Wikipedia entry* so Hurrah! for books say I.

However, looking at that entry, I find this site, Find a Grave. A fascinating little site, doing exactly what it says on the tin, telling you where people are buried. So, umm, Hurrah! for Wikipedia as well.

* Although by the time you read this I wouldn't be all that surprised if someone adds it.

Blogs: Martin Bright | Susan Hill | Alex Massie | Melanie Phillips | Faith Based | Cappuccino Culture

Actions: Email to a friend  |   Permalink   |   Comment | Subscribe

Post this entry to:   del.icio.us | Digg | Newsvine | NowPublic | Reddit

Comments Post comment

Be the first to comment on this article!

Back to top

Tag Cloud

Coffee House archive

sponsored links

Spectator recommends

Spectator classifieds

      GASCONY

GASCONY, SW France, near Condom-en-Armagnac 13th Century stone house, 21st Century luxury for 12 in 5 en-suites. 50 acres +

BIG SAND STEEL BAND

IF YOU ARE PLANNING A CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION and looking for some light entertainment, you can now hire London's busiest steel

BOSC LEBAT, Tarn et Garonne.

BOSC LEBAT, SW France. Only 45 minutes from Toulouse Airport with daily flights from most provincial airports avoiding the horrors