A tale of love, heroism and resistance set against the stunning backdrop of 1930s Florence, In Love and War weaves fact and fiction to create a thrilling portrait of a man swept up in the chaos of war.  Desperate to prove himself to his politician father, Esmond Lowndes is sent to Italy to forge ties between…

As promised, please find below a link to the slides/notes from yesterday’s talk on the Via Francigena by Graham Avery. Sigeric and the Via Francigena. It’s quite a large file so it may take a few moments to load.  

European Bulletin n.80 – September 2014

Sigeric, Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury, went to Rome in the year 990 AD, and passed through Tuscany on his way home. Learn about his journey, and the Via Francigena, of which he left us the earliest account. Wednesday 17th September at 6.30pm All welcome and free entrance.