Royal ceremonies justify the unjustifiable: A medieval historian’s view on the Platinum JubileeToday commemorates the 70th year of the reign of Elizabeth II, and marks exactly 69 years since she was crowned and anointed queen in a…Jun 2, 2022Jun 2, 2022
My town is not an ‘open sewer’! How false etymologies can be harmfulIf there’s one local ‘fact’ everyone in the town of Goole in East Yorkshire knows, it’s that its name originally meant ‘open sewer’.Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
Re: ‘Anglo-Saxon’: Open Letter to the Institute for Medieval Studies, University of LeedsDear University of Leeds Institute for Medieval Studies,Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021