Eamon rewrote the narrative of the troubled 16thC in England and wrestled it away from
C of E apologetic historians. His scholarship is beyond question and analysis so sharp. Historians have had to re-examine the evidence and question previous narratives. All his books are good
RHistS Conference for historical societies at Senate House, Univ London this afternoon. Interesting to meet a variety of people involved in research and dissemination of historical knowledge.
St Oswald's priory, Gloucester, once housed the remains of Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians and her husband until the remains were lost in the destructive reformation
“Alone with none but Thee, O Lord,
I journey on my way.
What need I fear when you are near
O Lord of night and day?
Safer am I within Thy hand
Than if a host should round me stand.”
Prayer attributed to St. Columba, missionary to the British Isles, whose feast day is today.
We are representing the English Catholic History Association at a meeting of Heads of historical Societies at the history.ac.uk/ organised by the royalhistsoc.org/ on Thursday. I aim to be able to inform others about the work of the Association.
Dedications: Royal Women, Power, and Persuasion, was published in 2015, and her second, Princesses Mary and Elizabeth Tudor and the Gift Book Exchange, appeared in 2021.
Monday 8th June
Please note the talk is at 8 pm not the usual time
Valerie Schutte- Mary I and the Rosary
Valerie Schutte is a historian of Tudor England, with a particular focus on royal women and book history. Her first monograph, Mary I and the Art of Book …
People of all ages and nationalities were there. Many young folk and families. Lots of academics and students too. Met up with several people I knew including a Newman scholar I hadn’t seen for a while.