Nigel Hillpaul ن ‘A Colourful Welshman’
@thehillpaul.bsky.social
Rural Antiquary, Byzantinist, Z' Troop veteran & Varangjar for the σκρίνιον τῶν βαρβάρων and a Curator.
A Byron Rogers Enthusiast.
‘Did I mention I rowed a Trireme?’
https://nigelhillpaul6.wixsite.com/sketches-of-a-life
A Byron Rogers Enthusiast.
‘Did I mention I rowed a Trireme?’
https://nigelhillpaul6.wixsite.com/sketches-of-a-life
I think that must have been in one of the Gnostic Gospels.
December 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I think that must have been in one of the Gnostic Gospels.
Monday. Again.
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Monday. Again.
‘It’s beginning to feel a lot like Advent….’
November 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
‘It’s beginning to feel a lot like Advent….’
Beevor once sent a draft to the historian JJ Norwich. ‘There was rather a purple passage “this temptation should be firmly resisted”.
Told off for purple prose by the master of purple prose.
And I believe the icon is the Salus Populi Romani. Excellent taste!
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
Told off for purple prose by the master of purple prose.
And I believe the icon is the Salus Populi Romani. Excellent taste!
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
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November 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Beevor once sent a draft to the historian JJ Norwich. ‘There was rather a purple passage “this temptation should be firmly resisted”.
Told off for purple prose by the master of purple prose.
And I believe the icon is the Salus Populi Romani. Excellent taste!
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
Told off for purple prose by the master of purple prose.
And I believe the icon is the Salus Populi Romani. Excellent taste!
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
The young Vincent Price was *hot*.
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The young Vincent Price was *hot*.
Reposted by Nigel Hillpaul ن ‘A Colourful Welshman’
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all you tax-avoiding colonial ingrates out there.
a man in a red uniform with a black hat
ALT: a man in a red uniform with a black hat
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November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all you tax-avoiding colonial ingrates out there.
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is a Bad Thing.
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This is a Bad Thing.
Just seen this on the Other Place from a trusted colleague. 😳
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Just seen this on the Other Place from a trusted colleague. 😳
Transportation.
Following the news that amphibious 'Duck' tours will return to London - which other lost experiences would you like to see resurrected?
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Transportation.
I’m getting old.
It’s a Saturday night and I’m sitting in front of the fire buried under a mountain of blankets and cushions with a bottle of sherry and a good book.
It’s a Saturday night and I’m sitting in front of the fire buried under a mountain of blankets and cushions with a bottle of sherry and a good book.
November 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I’m getting old.
It’s a Saturday night and I’m sitting in front of the fire buried under a mountain of blankets and cushions with a bottle of sherry and a good book.
It’s a Saturday night and I’m sitting in front of the fire buried under a mountain of blankets and cushions with a bottle of sherry and a good book.
Somebody’s going to have to explain cricket to me one day.
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Somebody’s going to have to explain cricket to me one day.
A crisp morning in the Celestial Parish today.
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A crisp morning in the Celestial Parish today.
I have been down this very stretch of road above a dozen times.
Gratia Gökhan Tan and Koç University GABAM
Gratia Gökhan Tan and Koç University GABAM
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I have been down this very stretch of road above a dozen times.
Gratia Gökhan Tan and Koç University GABAM
Gratia Gökhan Tan and Koç University GABAM
And the award for the best post of the day over on TwiX goes to….
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
And the award for the best post of the day over on TwiX goes to….
Planning, planning, planning. A day trip to London tomorrow.
What to see, where to go and what pubs to visit.
What to see, where to go and what pubs to visit.
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Planning, planning, planning. A day trip to London tomorrow.
What to see, where to go and what pubs to visit.
What to see, where to go and what pubs to visit.
Nicked from the Other Place.
November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Nicked from the Other Place.
