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Using a recipe from my online class about medieval English life, I made a medieval meat pie. First, I began by making a short crust and lining a spring-release cake pan. Then I substituted wild boar with ground turkey (turkey was from the New World, not to be in...

In the final segment of this virtual tour of England, I went north. The drive from Ludlow to York is approximately three hours and twenty minutes. York is a medieval town preserved because the local government chose not to put the train station in the center of town....

I continued my faux journey to stop at Berkhamsted, where Cecily of York, Richard III’s mom spent her late years, and then on to the medieval town and castle of Ludlow. Cecily’s sons were raised in this castle. The drive from Fotheringay to Berkhamsted is...

I continue my virtual trip, leaving London for Fotheringay Castle, the place where Richard III was born and later Mary Queen of Scots was executed. It’s supposedly an hour-and-fifty-minute drive from Heathrow airport to the area. I chose a ramble from the nearby town...

My virtual trip of England started in London. I’ve been to London many times, and I have my favorites there. I wonder if the “Greek tapas” place where I love to eat before a play at Shakespeare’s Globe is still there. And it will be a long time before people can crowd...

This is the time of year that my husband and I like to travel. The weather is nice in the U.S. and Europe, and children are starting school. Sites aren’t crowded. Our last trip, however, was to Barcelona and Lisbon last February, before the lockdown. We saw beautiful...