I love Anglo-Saxon history, but researching it can sometimes be frustrating, not just because of the…
Annie Whitehead
The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art
Commemorating the millennium of the death of St Æthelwold, bishop of Winchester, who died in 984, this…
Captive Nuns
Anglo-Saxon abbesses were often members of royal families. Penda, the famously pagan king of seventh-century Mercia,…
Shining a Light – Authors of Dark Ages Novels: Millie Thom
In 2018 I’m featuring other authors who write books set in the so-called ‘Dark Ages’. This…
The Æthelflæd Paradox – My Tamworth Litfest Talk
On Saturday 14th July, I gave a talk about Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, and how I…