On Tuesday, I went to a lecture held by Lancaster University’s Centre for War and Diplomacy on Theory and Practice in Military Medicine during the English Civil Wars: New Evidence from Civil War Petitions by Ismini Pells. This was obviously of interest given the period, but also because one of my students a couple of…

Back in February I was privileged to go to the University of California, Santa Barbara for the English Broadside Ballad Archive 25th Anniversary Conference, so here is my third post about my first ever trip to the States, of which I have some very fond memories! After a delicious lunch, with the best beef sandwich…

Back in February I was privileged to go to the University of California, Santa Barbara for the English Broadside Ballad Archive 25th Anniversary Conference, so here is my third post about my first ever trip to the States, of which I have some very fond memories! Day 2 started with yet more rain, pancakes, and…

Tickets are now on sale for our live performance of John Balshaw’s Jigge in Brindle on 17 June! We have a director, 6 actors and 2 musicians, and I’m really looking forward to it. The performance starts at 7pm with a short introductory talk, and the performance of the Jigge will follow at about 7.15pm.…

When I posted my first blog about the EBBA Anniversary Conference I didn’t anticipate such a long delay between first and the second, but I guess that sometimes life just gets in the way. Anyway, here is my second post about my first ever trip to the States, of which I have some very fond…