Tag: English History

Blandifers, Misericords, Santas, & Terrines

What do Blandifers, misericords, Santas, and terrines have in common? One eventful weekend away in Somerset!

Margi-snail-ia

Medieval snail marginalia: what does it all mean?!?! (I don’t really know.)

Anne Boleyn, Wronged Again

I took a day trip to Hever Castle and now feel I must defend Anne Boleyn against 481 years of wrongdoing.

Joan, Minx of Wales

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Joan, Lady of Wales! Sex and Scandal! Historical click bait!

Having It All: Eleanor of Brittany

An agoraphobe’s guide to having it all a la Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany. Some people have all the luck!

Vinegar Valentine

In which I try to convince you how great Valentine’s Day is by showing you how much worse it could be? Makes sense? No? Stop ruining this day for me! Let me love love!