Category Archives: Henry Vlll

The Treaty of London 1518

Posted on Friday, 4 January, 2019 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Just a quick reference to the quincentenary of the Treaty of London in 1518 during the reign of Henry Vlll. It was an early version of the European Union and I have just referred to it in a Blog Post … Continue reading →

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Defusing the Environmental Logic Bomb in Brexit

Posted on Wednesday, 31 October, 2018 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Defusing the Environmental Logic Bomb in Brexit Logic Bomb – def: A logic bomb is malware that is triggered by a response to an event or when a specific date/time is reached. I recently participated in the People`s Vote march … Continue reading →

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Xmas shopping – a quiet time in Brazil

Posted on Friday, 23 December, 2016 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Xmas shopping I guess it will surprise no one that we went shopping yesterday for the food and stuff we need for Christmas. Only a couple of days to go, so we needed to stock up, and we expected the … Continue reading →

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Corruption; endemic? Three rhetorical questions.

Posted on Friday, 8 April, 2016 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Grades of Corruption – Three rhetorical questions. As you will see for yourself above I have written around half a dozen posts on Corruption here in Brazil, so I thought I may be allowed to offer an Opinion Piece. Let … Continue reading →

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Captain Cobbler – Going for a song!

Posted on Tuesday, 26 May, 2015 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Hi everyone, Captain Cobbler – Going for a song! A good present for anyone named Melton! This post will be of interest to bibliophiles who actually like the tactile nature of a REAL book rather than an e-book! Read on, … Continue reading →

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I LIKE the Historical Novel Society!

Posted on Thursday, 1 May, 2014 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

I LIKE the Historical Novel Society! I just opened the May reviews of the Historical Novel Society today and discovered that they have now reviewed my debut novel “Captain Cobbler: the Lincolnshire Uprising 1536” and, WOW, they have done a … Continue reading →

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Sad Christmas 1535

Posted on Friday, 6 December, 2013 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Christmas is not always the happiest of times for everybody and Christmas 1535 was a difficult time for Maria de Salinas, the 17 times Great Grandmother of Princess Diana and 19 times Great Grandmother of little Prince George. So, for … Continue reading →

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Love and Loyalty – Ancestral blessings for Royal Christening

Posted on Thursday, 10 October, 2013 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Love and Loyalty – Ancestral blessings for Royal Christening As an historical novelist it often strikes me that one sees current events through the lens of the past. So, looking ahead to the christening of little Prince George on October … Continue reading →

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Lincolnshire Day 2013

Posted on Tuesday, 1 October, 2013 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Lincolnshire Day 2013 I am now here in Lincolnshire, England, stopping with my brother (for the last three years or so I have been living mainly in Brazil, since I met and married my Brasiliera wife) and October 1st 2013 … Continue reading →

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Crunch Time…

Posted on Monday, 16 September, 2013 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Crunch time! Captain Cobbler: the Lincolnshire Uprising 1536 OK folks – it is CRUNCH time for me here – and maybe for you out there in cyber world, reading this post. I have to now swallow my modesty… (“MODESTY, I … Continue reading →

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