Happy International Women's Day everyone!
To mark the day here's a post from Bletchley Park, where I'm looking forward to working again this year - with a predominantly female events team - later this year!
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I've just fitted the leatherwork to a maille collar, or standard, for wearing at my late-medieval and Tudor soldier presentations.
The maille was bought from the excellent Cฤp-a-Pie 20 years ago but I'm not one to hurry... ... ๐
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As it's World Book Day my personal recommendation is Jonathan Healey's 'The Blood in Winter', which tells the story of the countdown to the start of the English Civil War through 1641 and into 1642.
It reads like a very well informed thriller!
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Exciting news: the Bayeux Tapestry will be exhibited at the British Museum from September 2026 to July 2027!
Tickets available from 1 July...
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This is an interesting story about a member of the Colonial Marines, a regiment of black ex-slaves who fought as a part of the Royal Marines in the Anglo-American War of 1812-14, and his later emigration to the West Indies: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DTE...
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I visited the Jorvik Festival in York this weekend: a brilliant atmosphere and event!
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I had a very rewarding day today presenting Roman military life at a free 'drop-in' day at Lynn Museum!
I even received a gift of a coloured-in image of myself from a smashing young recruit named... Roman!
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I visited this lovely museum today, all about the 'fisherfolk' of the North End of King's Lynn: highly recommended!
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The model of explorer Captain George Vancouver's HMS Discovery is very evocative...
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This Roman army family event is happening at Ancient House Museum next Wednesday 17 February: booking essential...
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I'm looking forward to it: one of my favourite topics to present!
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I'm presenting Roman army sessions for Lynn Museum at this free public family event next Thursday 19 February: booking recommended!
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There will be other Roman activities to take part in too!
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Out and about at Knettishall Heath, Norfolk, today...
They have Exmoor ponies there, which gives this image a New Forest vibe!
Being silly with my chum Kathy Hipperson following a busy day working at Ancient House Museum on topics including sweated labour, the Edwardian suffrage movement and the important role of Voluntary Aid Detachment nurses during the First World War.
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I worked at Stories of Lynn Museum today discussing crime and punishment in Tudor England with local schoolchildren.
It's a fascinating building, complete with cells and courtroom, and functions as King's Lynn town hall...
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It was WW2 'Home Front' day for Yr6 at Stoke Holy Cross Primary School yesterday and I enjoyed working with Hands On The Past!
I covered the role of the Home Guard and the (later) annual stirrup pump competition later proved particularly popular, if damp... ๐
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Some chums of mine are taking part in this WW2 mystery, family event at Fort Nelson over half term, with Time Will Tell Theatre.
I can't do it this year but last year's Victorian one was great fun: highly recommended!
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Good to have some locally based families from the US too!
I worked today at Ancient House Museum with home educators on the topic of writer, Thomas Paine (born on this day in 1737 in Thetford) and the American Revolution, 1775-1783!
We even got to see his deathmask...
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Is it still pantomime season?
Victorian horror story perhaps?
No, just me having fun at a Maharajah Duleep Singh educational day for local children at Ancient House Museum!
We've discussed the Anglo-Sikh Wars and other aspects of Victorian life.
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I was recently delighted to receive a replica Wakefield hanger from Tod of Tod Cutler: it's of great quality and a real beauty!
See:
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The hanger will complete my Tudor soldier/militiaman impression.
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It's shocking what they make these new-fangled coppers wear these days! ๐
Another Victorian crime and punishment day at Lynn Museum and Stories of Lynn.
For details re Lynn Museum's Star Wars exhibition see: www.lynnmuseum.norfolk.gov.uk/article/6907...
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I'm working at Stories of Lynn and Lynn Museum today discussing the terrible floods of 31st January 1953 with children from Hunstanton.
My topic includes the role of the Royal Air Force in helping with rescue and recording the damage.
The photos are from outside King's Lynn Minster...
Here's some great feedback about my Roman life presentation at King's Ely last week: we had a great morning with much laughter and learning!
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Not long now... ๐
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Taken during my 1stC Roman army presentation for Yr6 at King's Ely School yesterday: the children engaged well and we had a lot of fun!
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Back working at Ancient House Museum today with a lively group of Yr2 children - our topic was the Great Fire of London in September 1666!
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I really enjoyed working with a very well-motivated Yr4/5 school group today at Stories of Lynn and Lynn Museum!
The topic was the Second World War and they looked at many aspects of the conflict including, with myself, the role of the Royal Navy.
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Recently digitised - in London following heavy German bombing Indian troops of the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, mostly former merchant sailors, clear rubble from Sloane Square underground station. #filmcataloguing #history #ww2
Full film: IWM AYY 57 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
I'm very pleased to be running these Roman army workshops for Home Educators at Ancient House Museum on 17 February 2026, suitable for children aged 7-14 years:
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I particularly enjoy presenting this topic!
Photo: Mike Hill.
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For my Home Educator followers:
I'll be working at this women's suffrage event for Home Educators at Ancient House Museum on 20 February 2026:
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Hope to see you there!
Cost is ยฃ2 per child...
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See the link below for a slow motion film showing some of our King's Shilling 1815 group blank-firing flintlock muskets at Kentwell Hall a couple of years ago!
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