All posts in June 2023

When I ring Hywel Williams’ doorbell on Friday afternoon, the terraces in the park near Victoria Embankment in London are already full for the Friday afternoon drinks. Hywel has also just arrived; he saw someone riding his bike and already suspected it was me. Over tea, we talk about Wales, where I regularly visited the…

“We are always happy to host guests when we can and encourage people who are interested in popping over to visit the college however in this instance, I’m not sure a visit to us will meet your hopes laid out below. Though we do have an administrative building named Erasmus, there is little other connection…

Erasmus lived in Cambridge from 1510 to 1515 in the so-called Queens college, in a room on the first floor to the left of the Hall. Today, this room is available as a meeting room under the name Erasmus Room, where I did not meet. As you can see on the map, there is also…