The Oxford entertainment was designed and organised by a young George Peele
Yet more proof that civic records aren't dull and bureaucratic. Bravo, Meryl!
7 June 1583: Actors behaving badly today. The earl of Worcester's men, a fairly prominent company, are touring the provinces, and pitch up at Norwich. Sadly, they are not welcomed; their request to play is refused by the mayor to 'avoyd the meetynges of people this whote ... 1/
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Do you know a medievalist nerd who is fun to listen to - someone working on the period c.500-1500, give or take a few decades? Are YOU a medievalist nerd who is fun to listen to? Then perhaps you/they should pitch the @americanmedieval.bsky.social podcast!
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We're down to the last handful of tickets for my workshop on 'Medicine and the Senses' in Leeds on 10 July. Please share!
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A book on Renaissance cartography that I consulted for my dissertation had zero notes. That made it unusable. How could I know whether any facts in it were misunderstood or invented? Unless I found that info in a book with references to primary sources, those "facts" didn't exist.
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