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
‘An adaptation of….’
December 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
‘An adaptation of….’
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….’
The young Vincent Price was *hot*.
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The young Vincent Price was *hot*.
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. 😳
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
I’m led to believe it’s their 180th birthday, so am celebrating in the only way I know.
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I’m led to believe it’s their 180th birthday, so am celebrating in the only way I know.
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….
Nicked from the Other Place.
November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Nicked from the Other Place.
I think I prefer my history to be written rather than rewritten.
October 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I think I prefer my history to be written rather than rewritten.
Years of foot-scuffing and practising sulky looks have resulted in a ‘I’m leaving you in the man-creche. I’ll be back in two hours’.
October 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Years of foot-scuffing and practising sulky looks have resulted in a ‘I’m leaving you in the man-creche. I’ll be back in two hours’.
cc David Suchet.
October 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
cc David Suchet.
JUST TAKE MY MONEY!
October 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
JUST TAKE MY MONEY!
The Louvre this evening.
October 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Louvre this evening.
OTD #Trafalgar Like the Battle of Britain, a multinational affair to save us from a continental tyranny.
I’d recommend @theresthistory.bsky.social podcasts on Nelson, though I’m shuddering at the thought @holland-tom.bsky.social doing a Lady Hamilton impression.
I’d recommend @theresthistory.bsky.social podcasts on Nelson, though I’m shuddering at the thought @holland-tom.bsky.social doing a Lady Hamilton impression.
October 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
OTD #Trafalgar Like the Battle of Britain, a multinational affair to save us from a continental tyranny.
I’d recommend @theresthistory.bsky.social podcasts on Nelson, though I’m shuddering at the thought @holland-tom.bsky.social doing a Lady Hamilton impression.
I’d recommend @theresthistory.bsky.social podcasts on Nelson, though I’m shuddering at the thought @holland-tom.bsky.social doing a Lady Hamilton impression.
Monday. Again.
October 20, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Monday. Again.
The blessings of the feast day of St Longinus to you all.
The patron saint of all of us who’ve done something we really shouldn’t have.
The patron saint of all of us who’ve done something we really shouldn’t have.
October 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The blessings of the feast day of St Longinus to you all.
The patron saint of all of us who’ve done something we really shouldn’t have.
The patron saint of all of us who’ve done something we really shouldn’t have.
OTD the Battle of Hastings, where Pooh, Tigger and Eeyore saved Anglo-Saxon England.
October 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
OTD the Battle of Hastings, where Pooh, Tigger and Eeyore saved Anglo-Saxon England.
Each artist has their own strengths, talents, and appeal, so I wouldn’t be a fan of ranking, but for me, the obvious No.1 of sopranos.
The only one whose voice still brings an unbidden tear to my eye.
The only one whose voice still brings an unbidden tear to my eye.
October 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Each artist has their own strengths, talents, and appeal, so I wouldn’t be a fan of ranking, but for me, the obvious No.1 of sopranos.
The only one whose voice still brings an unbidden tear to my eye.
The only one whose voice still brings an unbidden tear to my eye.