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  • Images of Mary I

    I sent off my first piece of research work to my supervisors today. It’s about the positive representations of Mary I during her reign. A lot of the images that writers use are biblical, and a couple of ballad writers refer to her as the marigold. There is even a ‘godly Psalm’ about her, written…

  • Historical Association

    Come October, I’m going to be a Trustee of the Historical Association.  I stood as a candidate about a month ago, but as there were only a couple of nominations we didn’t have to go to an election.   I’m rather looking forward to it.

  • 7233 words

    An interesting sort of week.  I have been trying to polish up my work, which is due in next Wednesday, but it’s impossible to switch off  from the analysis.  It keeps expanding instead of being cut!  I keep finding bits that need more explanation, so more explanation goes in, or another hour or two or…

  • I think it’s taking over my life….

    …which I suppose is not really surprising!  I’ve had a really good day, but I know I can’t carry on now, because it’s too late to start on another section that could drag on into the night.  I’ve written 4800 words of my chapter on images of Mary, and although doubtless some of them need…

  • Ballads and Marigolds

    This week I’ve been looking at the ballads written about Mary and Philip, and their background.  So I’m looking into the authors and printers, and the culture of balladry in the early modern period. I’m really finding it very interesting, not least because of my background in music and my particular interest in the folk…