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Prelude to the interview with Doctor Stephen Fry (29 March 2025)

The Odyssey in Leuven:Historical wanderings from Erasmus to Fry Introduction to the interview of Sir Stephen Fry by Thomas Vanderveken (Saturday 29 March 2025, Grote Aula, Maria-Theresiacollege) at the occasion of his honorary doctorate on Friday 28 March 2025 (promotores: Liesbet Heyvaert, Geert Brône, and Geert Roskam) To celebrate both the honorary doctorate Sir Stephen …

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God Save the King!

Today, Charles will be officially crowned King Charles III at Westminster Abbey. Two days ago, I came across an intriguing document, thanks to bibliophile Marcus de Schepper: a poetical collection from the early 20th century identified as "Latin & Greek Compositions - from Weekly Westminster Gazette," probably collected by Scottish classical scholar and professor at …

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