Hello all:) Today was a busy day for me with places to go and things to see and do. After breakfast I took off on my own for a bit around the college and town. I have completed my Henry VIII midterm essay and successfully printed it which was such an exciting feeling. I even asked the porter for a staple to make the pages official.
After I was done being a writing hermit, I went to the market to grab some bread for the next two days. There was a 3 for 2 deal on mini ciabatta so Caiti and I will enjoy that with our cheese for lunch today. The man at the bread stand is quite friendly, and when I got there he was helping a woman from Sweden select which bread she wanted. She kept asking "No nuts in this? No nuts?" to which the man replied "No nuts and no bolts either" then he turned to smile in my direction. After the Swedish got her metal-free bread, the man decided that since he spoke with the first woman I was entitled to a bread-buying conversation. We exchanged pleasantries of hometown and length of stay to which he told me the eastern US was very pretty. I concur.
Once I had my bread and did some reading, it was off to history. Today in class after we handed the professor the small piece of our souls that is the midterm, we had a field trip.Today's class was on iconography and how portraits and symbols of monarchs would affect their rule. We visited St.John's College next door which was built under Henry VI by Margaret Beaufort, mother to Henry VII. The front door was fashioned with daisies, the flower that represents her, the red Lancaster rose, vines to show peace and plenty and the coat of arms. A coat of arms for a woman would be in the shape of a diamond, and a man a shield. I've decided I want my own symbol or coat of arms so when I get more ideas I'll keep you posted. Katharine of Aragon had an orange pomegranate as hers which was pretty spiff. We also went to King's College chapel and Trinity College (done in Henry VIII's time). Overall it was a nice reward for finishing my midterm essay.
After class it was a quick cup of tea then off to a lecture about theaters in Shakespeare's time before our trip to London and especially the Globe this weekend. Until then though its dinner time and then lots and lots of Shakespeare reading in prep for my quiz tomorrow(!) and laundry, which is a must. Just have to keep my eyes on the prize- a weekend in London!
Cheers.
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