
Your guide to all things medieval(ish)
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Why we need nuance in our approach to medieval writers
A few weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Bede.
Book Club | August 2026
Welcome to the second month of our group read of Storyland by Amy Jeffs!
Field notes from my recent research trip to Ripon Cathedral
The oldest room I entered that week wasn’t grand.
Book Club | July 2026 | 'Storyland' Parts One and Two ('In the Beginning' and 'Prehistory')
‘I offer you a story of an empty land filling with tribes from Syria, Troy, Egypt and Scythia, until it becomes a Britain you will recognise. You a...
I wrote recently that I’ve become deeply fascinated by the ancient world - partly through reading The Lost Voices of Pompeii by , and partly through seeing a beautiful new hardback edition of Robert Fagles’ classic translation of The Odyss...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Your guide to all things medieval(ish)
American historian, but always in the enigma of Russian history | intersecting literature & history | terror belli, decus pacis
Author of: Educating the Tudors (2023), Women's Lives in the Tudor Era (2024), Mary Tudor, Queen of France (2025), & Desiderius Erasmus (2026). Next up: Teaching the Tudors (2027). HWA Gold Crown Award Judge and panel chair.
Rebecca Batley is an archaeologist and historian with a particular interest in women’s history. She has written many articles for various publications, including: New Scientist, Nautilus, and Aeon. She is also a HWA judge.
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