sorry for your poor lavender. I do a third off, but I do it in the spring because by the end of the season I’m so done with the garden maintenance. my roses look like shit.
And I think I said this once before, but it warrants saying again but... I love your bookshelves! And I love even with all that shelving you still do not have enough room for all your books.
Someone asked what happened today in history. If you want to know go to www.historyextra.com. (It's from the BBC history magazine) Scroll down and you will find 'On this day in history'.
Regarding the John of Gaunt question: I watched an interview with Helen Carr on YouTube yesterday. She will answer your question and tells a lot more. It is called: John of Gaunt with Helen Carr / The Man you want to know about.
Re being a classicalist in another life: It kind of makes sense to be attracted to Classical Rome and Greece given how embedded the ghosts of those two classical civilizations were in the entirety of the Middle Ages. Like even the things that we tend to think of as being very European and very Christian, such as the OG saints (not the popular saints, the other ones) and archangels very much have roots in Classical Rome.
Re writing about women...: I know this is a lot earlier than you normally write about but... IMO it would be really interesting to read a book about Ælfflæd, wife of Byrhtnoth from the Battle of Maldon. We covered her very briefly in a couple classes and she sounds like such an interesting character. More so than her husband. I think the way she glorified her husband's deeds and actions in order to create a life for her and her daughter, and in a way create a form of protection via their association to the monastery at Ely was a stroke of genius.
I'm a historian and my daughters don't care about history either. The same thing happened to me when I was a child with my parents, both lawyers. My own experience with my parents gives me some comfort: in the end, children learn from their parents, no matter how boring it is.
Alright already! I bought House of Lillies... There's nothing like good reviews (and reviewers repeating them on their own platforms) helping sales figures along 🙂
If it disappoints, I know where to find you, Jones! Either Salt Lake City or the Wolseley, apparently...
Cheers Dan for answering the book recommendation question I asked! I’ll be spending time at work avoiding work going through the recommendations and adding them to my wish lists. Take it easy!
I pre-ordered my signed copy of Henry V from Waterstone last week. Can’t wait to get it!
sorry for your poor lavender. I do a third off, but I do it in the spring because by the end of the season I’m so done with the garden maintenance. my roses look like shit.
Thank you! Super excited for St Andrews!
Cheers Dan. Have a good Easter!
Thanks Dan 👍🏻
And I think I said this once before, but it warrants saying again but... I love your bookshelves! And I love even with all that shelving you still do not have enough room for all your books.
Someone asked what happened today in history. If you want to know go to www.historyextra.com. (It's from the BBC history magazine) Scroll down and you will find 'On this day in history'.
Regarding the John of Gaunt question: I watched an interview with Helen Carr on YouTube yesterday. She will answer your question and tells a lot more. It is called: John of Gaunt with Helen Carr / The Man you want to know about.
Re being a classicalist in another life: It kind of makes sense to be attracted to Classical Rome and Greece given how embedded the ghosts of those two classical civilizations were in the entirety of the Middle Ages. Like even the things that we tend to think of as being very European and very Christian, such as the OG saints (not the popular saints, the other ones) and archangels very much have roots in Classical Rome.
Re writing about women...: I know this is a lot earlier than you normally write about but... IMO it would be really interesting to read a book about Ælfflæd, wife of Byrhtnoth from the Battle of Maldon. We covered her very briefly in a couple classes and she sounds like such an interesting character. More so than her husband. I think the way she glorified her husband's deeds and actions in order to create a life for her and her daughter, and in a way create a form of protection via their association to the monastery at Ely was a stroke of genius.
Oh to be on England to secure
all your books and all signed. You certainly are
Such an amazing person!
Thank you Dan for answering my question.
Do you have any tips of books about the strong women you talked about?
Have a great Easter 🐣 weekend.
I'm a historian and my daughters don't care about history either. The same thing happened to me when I was a child with my parents, both lawyers. My own experience with my parents gives me some comfort: in the end, children learn from their parents, no matter how boring it is.
Alright already! I bought House of Lillies... There's nothing like good reviews (and reviewers repeating them on their own platforms) helping sales figures along 🙂
If it disappoints, I know where to find you, Jones! Either Salt Lake City or the Wolseley, apparently...
Cheers Dan for answering the book recommendation question I asked! I’ll be spending time at work avoiding work going through the recommendations and adding them to my wish lists. Take it easy!