A return to a Dorset garden where Thomas More tells of Richard III’s pitiless cruelty; Samuel Pepys turns 28; and we ponder Saint Peter

Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋‍♀️Happy 1st July dear friends.  How are you this balmy evening? Or is the weather doing something completely different where you are?  Would you like to help me keep this podcast going by signing up to a small monthly subscription or a one off contribution?  I will always keep this ad-free despite the many offers I get, but it does mean it remains purely a labour of love.  It would be wonderful to bring in enough to pay for train tickets hither and thither, and cathedral collection pots.  And if you have subscribed already, do stop or take a break.  I don’t like to think of anyone feeling permanently bound to contributing.  And thank you so much to all who have contributed. It gives me a delightful £55 a month which covers the Buzzsprout fee and gives me change for a few pots of tea and cake.Very best wishes and I look forward to taking you back to Cornwall on Thursday. Please email me to introduce yourself and say hello. I would love to hear from you.  [email protected] from Gretel 🤗 Support the showGretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time.  She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.  We’ve reached nearly 80,000 downloads.  Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed.  Dip in and out, choosing an episode based on the title information.  Whether you are interested in history, literature, poetry or one-to-one chatting, I try to give you something that will interest you.  This is a podcast for the curious, the kind and - possibly - the suffering or lonely.  Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of this podcast.  Thank you Tom🙏 Gretel invites you to accompany her as she navigates the world a day at a time;  the podcast is unscripted, it’s ad-free.Gretel loves the world and history, architecture, literature and people. And so is determined to walk this path with light footsteps and with humour and warmth.  Let’s gather up the beautiful things and ponder them in our hearts.Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes.  I would be so grateful if you would spare the time to give me a kind review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 😬☺️🥴Previous guests include  historian Tom Holland; Sir Richard Eyre; Actors Guy Henry and Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Writer David Willem; Author Nicola Cornick; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela...