Just now realising I should have said something about the rain not dampening our spirits ๐คฆ
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... from violence in the workhouse to Lichfield's public health, from Eleanor Davies' political activism to unmarried mothers in the Black Country, culminating in our keynote lecture on the Civil Wars in 100 Objects.
Our thanks also to the National Civil War Centre for being such wonderful hosts.
Good morning Newark, the great British summer may have failed us weather-wise ๐ง but we're well underway here at the National Civil War centre for all things Midland History
โจ Conference round up! โจ
Thank you to everyone who attended our New Voices conference on Saturday and made the day so thoroughly enjoyable.
It was great to see the variety of topics, perspectives, and time periods being investigated and the questions being asked of our region's history ...
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Staunchly Royalist, Newark-on-Trent was besieged three times by Parliamentary forces during the Civil Wars. @jadejesty.bsky.social talks to tWTUD about daily life, and death, in the besieged town www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/roya...
Right.
That's TWO @vch-home.bsky.social #BigRedBooks submitted to our friends @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social in the last few days, one for the East Riding of Yorkshire, focused on the town of #Pocklington, and the second for #Oxfordshire on the area to the south and west of Chipping Norton. ๐๏ธ