I looked in the clown book and the largest chapter by far was about you.

Some people are saying that Andrew could be barred from succeeding to the throne if he became a Catholic. But what does the statute (the Act of Settlement 1700) actually say?

I now have one too! Author copy of the paperback edition of ‘Paganism Persisting’, releasing on 21 April with @uexeterpress.bsky.social and priced £24.99! www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/pag...

It's actually real now!

This is so cringe. You're not fooling anyone, lads!

Had an amazing time at the Glastonbury Occult Conference - I'm so grateful to have had the chance to attend the talks and to talk about my own research on 18th century paganism. Looking forward to next year already!

I think that the American Secretary of State has just declared publicly that God inspired the Rolling Stones.

Delighted to be in Glastonbury again for the annual Occult Conference 🙂

Auberon Waugh on Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in The Spectator (1976). rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/02/aube...

In the UK, we had a years-long (2014-2022) inquiry into child sex abuse. It did really valuable work, heard evidence from numerous people, and published a series of reports. It got only limited media attention. But clearly if politicians and rich people are involved....

Hello. Still without necessary IT and health issues mean I may have to leave the county long before I would wish. However, I am still filling notebooks and hope to be able to restart an intermittent service at some point soon. I am also discussing how best to make Hookland permanently available.

Italia 1958, a futuristic car with Sputnik knockoff used by the Italian Communist Party during General Elections

Who was the first modern pagan? That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion? The answer may surprise you.

Endorsements: St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars" Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"

Cover reveal for the paperback (and hopefully more affordable) edition of ‘Paganism Persisting’ (co-authored with @robincdouglas.bsky.social) which releases on 21 April with @uexeterpress.bsky.social. I'm especially pleased with the Lithuanian cover image 😉 www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/pag... 📚

Who was the first modern pagan? That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion? The answer may surprise you.

Listen to the new episode of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2026/02/03/r...

Lefebvre's excommunication was about the Roman primacy. Not the Latin Mass, nor even pre-Vatican II theology, but the question of whether Catholic ecclesiology allows one to say that the Pope has lost the plot so far that it's necessary to consecrate bishops against his express orders.

New article from me on the birth of a form of religious bigotry.

New article from me on the birth of a form of religious bigotry.

There's an old joke about a Portuguese soldier who bets a French soldier in the trenches in WW1 that he can teach him 1000 words in Portuguese in less than a minute. "Every French word ending in -tion is the same in Portuguese, but ends -ção. There are over 1000 of them and they're all feminine."

London, 1816 - an absolutely bizarre "Operatic Ballet" based on the story of the Bounty mutineers and Pitcairn Island.

The Great Goddess in the Ancient World New article from me published by Katharsios Press. www.katharsiospress.com/blog-3-1/9kn...

Ancient anti-Christian apologetics During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith. My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...

Ancient anti-Christian apologetics During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith. My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...

I see that they're doing "Rhodesia" nostalgia over on Twitter.

It may be time to recirculate this article: "Islamism and Khomeinism: The words are Muhammad's but the voice is Mussolini's" pagesfromahistoriansnotebook.substack.com/p/islamism-a...

There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not. Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom. And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):

New book from me out later this year! "THE PAGAN REVIVAL: The Roots of Modern British Paganism, 1700-1950" A unique history of the pagan revival told through analysis of contemporary literary, scholarly and journalistic texts. www.equinoxpub.com/projects/pag...

"Astrologers came from the East" A piece for Epiphany on the mysterious Magi in St Matthew's Gospel. Who were they? What do the gifts mean? Is the story true? robindouglas.org/2026/01/05/a...

"Astrologers came from the East" A piece for Epiphany on the mysterious Magi in St Matthew's Gospel. Who were they? What do the gifts mean? Is the story true? robindouglas.org/2026/01/05/a...

🎵 The party's on The spirit's up We're here tonight And that's enough Simply having a

From a focus group of Gen Z Republicans. (www.city-journal.org/article/manh...)

US army chaplains are insufficiently redpilled. I assume "tossing" must mean something different in American.

when a reviewer asks you to cite their work in your revised submission and so you grudgingly insert a footnote but in no way discuss their ideas in your work, so that it’s there and you can’t be dinged for ignoring it, but also you did nothing to address it… this is called a “sightation”

SPIRITUALISM AND TWO CLASSICAL SCHOLARS Or, how an ancient Greek philosopher appeared to a South African academic and the bestselling English translation of the Aeneid was assisted by Virgil's ghost. robindouglas.org/2025/12/16/s...

just a reminder that antisemitism has been a part of Western culture for over a millennia and has a powerful influence on culture, social life, and politics. as with other forms of oppression, like misogyny and racism, open violence is just an explicit expression of more widespread attitudes.

On John Fransham (1730-1810), who seems to have been the first modern pagan revivalist: "he used to walk about with a cat under his arm, which he affirmed possessed a soul, and that cats would be saved rather than human beings"

We are devastated to hear reports of a shooting attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, with multiple fatalities at a Jewish Hanukkah event. The scourges of terrorism and antisemitism are shared, international challenges and need concerted and determined action to defeat them.

🚨 New on my Substack THE ANTICHRIST - A Biblical Puzzle A piece on one of the most enigmatic and notorious characters in Christian thought. religionoffthebeatentrack.substack.com/p/the-antich...

🚨 New on my Substack THE ANTICHRIST - A Biblical Puzzle A piece on one of the most enigmatic and notorious characters in Christian thought. religionoffthebeatentrack.substack.com/p/the-antich...

'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.' Photograph by Daniel Ibanez

ICYMI When did Britain stop being Christian? Can we put a date on the end of Britain as a Christian country? robindouglas.org/2025/12/09/w...

Very interesting. Not entirely convinced I accept the premise! Whilst the UK may not be a particularly religious country, I think it is still a very Christian country. The framing of society is still very Christian: most of the population are currently observing Advent; the two big festivals are ...

ICYMI When did Britain stop being Christian? Can we put a date on the end of Britain as a Christian country? robindouglas.org/2025/12/09/w...

There remains the problem, in which language was Adam naming the animals? Did he say "חָתוּל", or "cat", or "gatto", or "Katze", or αἴλουρος, or "catus"?🤔 No, not catus, as we needed Saint Jerome to have it translated into Latin However, what was wrong with this Bull guy? Nothing better to think of?🙄

Adam in the Garden of Eden is said to have named all the animals for the first time. Bishop George Bull was enormously impressed with this feat and thought that it could only have been executed with God's help.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Rev. Gareth Bennett. An Anglican scandal and tragedy from the 1980s. robindouglas.org/2025/09/08/t...

Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Rev. Gareth Bennett. An Anglican scandal and tragedy from the 1980s. robindouglas.org/2025/09/08/t...

Muscular Christianity. “Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”