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Singing
I’m really pleased to say that, after quite a break, I’ve been doing some proper singing again. I’ve restarted my singing lessons and I’m intending to take a diploma of some sort in due course. In the meantime, I’ve been singing with my family, and it was nice that we were asked to sing a…
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Garden
Whenever I can, I work on my patio, surrounded my flowers and lots of birds. So here are just a few photos of my garden…
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One job at a time?
Just before Easter I applied for a job which I didn’t get. Nothing unusual there. I didn’t even get shortlisted, and there was nothing unusual there either. The thing that was different about this job was that I was offered feedback on why I didn’t get shortlisted, so I took the opportunity to find out,…
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Hello Zach!
Around Easter, I was contacted by Zach Warren, a student at the University of South Carolina. He had read my post on the ballads about Mary Queen of Scots, and asked for advice on images of the queen in popular music. It’s always nice to discover that people have actually read what I’m writing, so…
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Historical Association Conference Part 4
At the beginning of May, I was privileged to be asked to speak at the Historical Association Conference in Manchester. It was an excellent weekend with a wide range of lectures and continuing professional development opportunities. This is the fourth and final entry in a series of blog posts about the various lectures and workshops…
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Singing the (good) News
I think I can now safely make the announcement that I’ve signed a contract with Routledge to publish my book Singing the News: Ballads in Mid-Tudor England as part of their Material Readings in Early Modern Culture series. It’s going to be a while yet before it appears, but it’s nice to have some really…
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Historical Association Conference Part 3
At the beginning of May, I was privileged to be asked to speak at the Historical Association Conference in Manchester. It was an excellent weekend with a wide range of lectures and continuing professional development opportunities. This is the third in a series of blog posts about the various lectures and workshops I attended. It…
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Historical Association Conference Part 2
At the beginning of May, I was privileged to be asked to speak at the Historical Association Conference in Manchester. It was an excellent weekend with a wide range of lectures and continuing professional development opportunities. This is the second in a series of blog posts about the various lectures and workshops I attended. After…
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Launch of the University of Oxford’s ‘Lest We Forget’ – and how YOU can help
Today marks the launch of the University of Oxford’s ‘Lest We Forget’ project aimed at saving and preserving material owned by the public related to WW1. WEW are seeking to donations to fund the pr… Source: Launch of the University of Oxford’s ‘Lest We Forget’ – and how YOU can help
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