12th November

John Bunyan, the Baptist preached, was gaoled today in 1660 for preaching without a licence. In fact he spent years in gaol from time to time, clashing with the Quakers and the Church of England. His son, Paul - a big lad - emigrated to the States and became a lumberjack where he clashed with Sequoias and Scots Pines.

In other news ...

King Cnut died today in 1035. He was a brilliant ruler, warrior, statesman, law giver and all-round good egg. Yet despite the rather excellent biography written by M J Trow,  Cnut: Emperor of the North people still spell his name Canute and trot out that stupid rubbish about the tide.