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A Brief History of the Benedictine Order
As I’m hoping to spend time in a number of Benedictine monasteries on my walk to Rome, I thought it might be helpful to write a blog post on the history, teachings and way of life of the Benedictine Order of Monks or the ‘Black Monks’ as they are popularly known (in reference to the…
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The day the Cornish invaded Guildford
In general, Guildford has had a blessedly peaceful history. It has the good fortune to be situated in a long settled part of England and shelters behind the joint protection of London and the Southern Coastal defences. Aside from the massacre of Alfred Atheling’s followers in 1036 and the far from spectacular capture of the…
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Telling the Tale of William Tell
I am ashamed to say that I know very little about Switzerland. In a way that’s a bit odd as I spent a large part of my life working for a Swiss bank and visited Switzerland on numerous occasions. Yet I know far less about Switzerland than say Belgium, I don’t have any Swiss friends…
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Welcome to my blog
Hi and welcome to my blog! My name is Jonathan Dutton. I live with my wife Olivia and our two dogs (Islay and Puzzle) in Winterbourne Stoke, a small village in Wiltshire near Stonehenge. We live adjacent to St Peter’s church, which dates back over 900 years to the Norman era. I’m also the church…
Welcome to my blog! I’m Jonathan, a 60 year old Brit who is passionate about long distance walking.
In May 2024 I’m setting off from Land’s End to walk 1,200 miles, the length of Britain, to John O’Groats.
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Pilgrim's Progress - Long Distance Walks in Europe and the UK 