For Women's History Month in March, I was interviewed by @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social Alumni & Supporters about the #Gloucesterwreck, women’s histories, & whose stories survive - read it here
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Delighted that after many years in development, our #Gloucesterwreck collection has been sent to the publishers! Can’t wait for everyone to be able to read it.
It is with great delight that @benjaminredding.bsky.social & moi pressed 'SEND' on the #Gloucesterwreck collection of essays! Now with @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social! 23 chapters, 150k words, 150 pictures, & with support from @leverhulme.ac.uk & @britishacademy.bsky.social ... Thanks All & time for 🥂
Lovely, lazy Sunday with sleepy pup dozing in the sunshine & drafting book acknowledgements for #gloucesterwreck book 🙏
This afternoon's job is formatting the Bibliography for #gloucesterwreck co-edited book, soon to be sent for publication with @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social ... I actually quite like doing this job (& stage of a project i.e. almost done!) 📝...
Looking forward to speaking about #Gloucesterwreck at 'Fragmented Worlds, Share Histories @memrn.bsky.social Winter Conference, taking place 14-16 November ... still time to sign up to attend online (but better be quick!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chase-memr...
Looking forward to talking all things #gloucesterwreck on Wednesday this week in Loddon ... All welcome ⚓⚓⚓
Excited to start writing today my bits of the co-written Introduction, with @benjaminredding.bsky.social, to our inaugural multidisciplinary #Gloucesterwreck edited collection ... Contributors' essays are fab! Out next year with @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social ⚓⚓⚓
A really good day ... 2 chapters arrived today for @benjaminredding.bsky.social & my #gloucesterwreck edited collection, to be published next year by @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social ... it's got 27 chapters & we'd been waiting on these, so super fab to have them ... (& just 3 more to get in!)🚌🚌
Delighted that #Shipwrecks made it to BBC History Magazine's '25 things we've learnt over the past 25 years' article celebrating quarter-centenary of the mag! With shout-out to #gloucesterwreck
Catch me tonight talking all things #Gloucesterwreck to Elmswell History Group at 7.30pm www.elmswell-history.org.uk
Looking forward to going over the border to sunny Suffolk! All welcome! #EastAnglia ⚓ #maritimehistory
Lovely day ahead editing in the garden a rather fine book chapter for #gloucesterwreck edited collection, surrounded by #Norfolk #spring #flowerreport ... sometimes life is very good & I feel very lucky ... 🌞
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The portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Winston Churchill's ancestor & hero, was given to him by Lord Saltoun on 15 February 1942; the painting dates back to late c17 or early c18 & is now restored ... John Churchill was on #Gloucesterwreck in 1682
Tonight!!! About to get my posh 👗& 👠 on for the Awards ceremony! Good luck to ALL the nominees, including #Gloucesterwreck 🥂🏆🥂🏆🥂🏆
Coast of East Anglia, c1720, orig issued by Capt Greenvile Collins in GB Coasting Pilot, 1693, 1st major survey of UK coasts by English hydrographer; map = orientated E to W & surveys coastlines of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk & Lincolnshire + shows Leman & Ower #seafever #gloucesterwreck #navalhistory
