Simon Sebag Montefiore
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An unexpected conclusion
Amsterdam, Andalucia, Antiques Roadshow, Balding, BBC1, Bevis Marks synagogue, British Army, builders, conversos, Danny Dyer, Edward I, executions, fencing, First World War, football, Frank Gardner, heresy, Jewish community, Mark Smith, Mark Wright, Mediterranean complexion, namesakes, Oliver Cromwell, Sephardic Jews, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sir Matthew Pinsent, Spain, Spanish Inquisition, theft, Who do you think you are?Who do you think you are? is always an interesting programme and is disappointing to see only eight episodes in the series. In the past, Sir Matthew Pinsent, Frank Gardner, Danny Dyer and Clare Balding have all been revealed as proven descendants of Edward I. That has not happened in 2019 and few lines have…
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Of party food, comic films and the sinister reality behind them
BBC4, Bernard Cribbins, Carry On Columbus, Columbus, de heretico comburendo, Edward IV, Ferdinand of Aragon, Food, Isabel of Castile, jamon iberico, Jim Dale, June Whitfield, Leslie Phillips, Mordecai Mendoza, Portugal, Richard III, serrano ham, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sir Edward Brampton, Spain, Spanish Inquisition, tapasIt doesn’t have to have been in Spain but I expect that most of you will have been to a party at which tapas was served. One of the main components of this is a type of ham known as jamon iberico or serrano. Have you wondered why this is the principal meat in tapas?…
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