How news of the death of Elizabeth I in the 17th century was communicated in ballads and proclamations Jenni Hyde, Lancaster University When Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, 2022, there can’t have been many people in the UK who hadn’t heard about it within hours of her death. The media was on high…

By the time you read this, it will be a few weeks ago, but today I made my first ever trip to Whalley Abbey. I’ve been intending to go for several years, ever since I started working on the Pilgrimage of Grace, but I have never made it. To be honest, it wasn’t that I…

Back at the end of March, I went to Dublin with Amy-Louise Smith and Katherine Butler to present a panel at the Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting in Dublin. It was a really lovely few days, and good to be back at a face to face conference, and this is the second in a…

Back at the end of March, I went to Dublin with Amy-Louise Smith and Katherine Butler to present a panel at the Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting in Dublin. It was a really lovely few days, and good to be back at a face to face conference, and this is the first in a…

This week I have finally got back to a bit of work on the book project. I’m actually quite excited because as I write this, tomorrow I’m going to be singing at Whalley Abbey, but more on that another week! I’ve done some reading, on the history of the north south divide, and on working…