Catherine Hanley

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  • About me
  • Non-fiction
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  • Historical background
    • Arming a knight in the 15th century
    • Arming a knight in the 13th century
    • A visit to Guédelon
    • Time in the thirteenth century
    • Village Life in the 13th Century
    • King Louis of England?
    • Nicola de la Haye
    • Archery in the thirteenth century
    • The Battle of Lincoln 1217
    • The Maciejowski Bible
    • Conisbrough Castle
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Gloucester History Festival

I’ll be speaking about Matilda at Gloucester History Festival on 16 September. Get your tickets while they’re hot!
https://gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/events/matilda-empress-queen-warrior/

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CathHanleyCatherine Hanley@CathHanley·
19 Oct

I am reminded of a scene from the Fry/Laurie tv adaptation of Jeeves & Wooster where Bertie dictates a telegram before saying "no, wait, send a telegram cancelling that telegram!" "But I haven't sent it yet, sir" "Well, get along and send them both straight away!"

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CathHanleyCatherine Hanley@CathHanley·
19 Oct

The top two stories on the Guardian website right now. Kind of sums it all up ...

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CathHanleyCatherine Hanley@CathHanley·
19 Oct

"[insert team name here]" ... the corporate-created tweet might be less obvious if they didn't all use the same wording

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