Annie Whitehead Author FRHistS
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Author, Historian, FRHistS, HWA, SoA. Winner HWA/Dorothy Dunnett Soc. Comp, Judge HWA Nonfiction Crowns & HNS story Comp
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It's been a long week of travelling, first to London and then to Birmingham, both of which are quite a distance from where I live! Whilst in Birmingham, I popped into Waterstones, and was pleased to see these beauties on the shelves
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Well it's only taken just shy of six years, but my local Waterstones has finally stocked my book!
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Just...Wow! Mid-seventh century
#anglosaxon
brooch recovered in a grave from Covent Garden. On display in the Museum of London.
#medieval
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I'm old, I'm British, and Word has just told me that 'any more' should be one word, not two. It's official then. and I'm not okay...
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Lovely example of an
#anglosaxon
disc brooch. Disk Brooch, early 600s, Kent, according to Met Museum.
(Image public domain)
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I've just been sent this photo by an historian whom I really admire. Here's my lil book on a table in Foyles, Birmingham, keeping some rather prestigious company😊
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Delighted, thrilled and honoured that I have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, so that's a nice start to Wednesday😊
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My book was published a shade over five years ago and I pinch myself - it's sitting at
#11
in its category today on Amazon 😊
I've just been sent this photo by an historian whom I really admire. Here's my lil book on a table in Foyles, Birmingham, keeping some rather prestigious company😊
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Lovely to see my own books, Women of Power in Anglo-Saxon England and Mercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom at the pop-up Waterstones at
@AppledoreBkFest
alongside our fabulous new book Kings & Queens, edited by
@IainDale
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A friend was in Waterstones Liverpool and told her daughter she knew this author, so her daughter arranged the books more prominently 😍😂
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I decided to step away from my desk yesterday and went on a walk. Turned into a bit of a climb (1 in 3 gradient at certain points) but it certainly blew the cobwebs away:
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One year ago today, my first full length nonfiction book was published. Now I'm busy with the final proofs for my second nonfiction book as well as working on some new fiction. Safe to say I'm happy in my work! 😊
#anglosaxon
#medieval
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A little post about the beautiful Anglo-Saxon church at Escomb:
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So, I was lucky and I got stuff for Christmas. I think the highlight might have been this little fella, to add to my collection...
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#AngloSaxon
woman (probably young lady, maybe even a teenager). I spent a while standing near her, feeling the connection with the past very strongly. (And look at her wonderful teeth and jewellery!)
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Just made some notes on my notes for the novel (yes, that's a thing) and wrote that one character is jostling for position. And now it's driving me mad - is there a word that rhymes with 'jostling'?
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Good morning, Happy
#Friday
and thanks for all the RTs
Ursula takes desperate measures after her 'no cold-callers' sign is ignored for the hundredth time.
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Grave marker outside Escomb Church. The first ever emoji?
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I had to look twice, but yes, this comes from the 2nd Century. It's a Roman wing brooch. And it's beautiful.
(Image credit here: )
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Good morning, Happy
#Monday
and thanks for all the RTs
Venturing out into his garden, Bob finds out the hard way the truth in the reports that nature is reclaiming the land...
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Good morning, Happy
#Friday
and thanks for all the RTs
Ursula and the girls are away on a spa weekend and it's definitely no men allowed...
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Good morning, Happy
#Wednesday
and thanks for all the RTs
To relieve the boredom, Bob attempts to build an Ikea bookcase.
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Seems a while since this magical moment in the big Waterstones just by the Bullring in Birmingham earlier this year. Now I'm working in earnest on my third nonfiction book: ……
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The Fairy Steps, Arnside, Cumbria. If you can climb up without touching the sides, the fairies will grant your wish. This atmospheric shot comes to you courtesy of my phone camera which seems to add a misty haze to everything!
#FolkloreThursday
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I just love this - isn't it fabulous?
This 10th century
#AngloSaxon
Sundial was discovered in the Cathedral cloisters in 1938
#TBT
.
The timepiece is one of many artefacts that will be going on display at the Cathedral at a later date.
Learn more:
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Wow. It's always a pretty place but these photos are amazing.
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October in Old English: Winterfyllēð "Winter full moon", according to Bede "because winter began on the first full moon of that month [of October]."
(Limbourg Brothers October Book of Hours)
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Good morning, Happy
#Tuesday
and thanks for all the RTs
The foreman wonders what on earth to write in the incident book as Bob shows him where Phil tried to tattoo him whilst drunk on his lunch break...
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I've been away in Scotland. Very grateful to have been told about these wonderful Pictish Stones. More pics and a blog post to follow. But first, cuppa. Then, unpacking...
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Always lovely to see my books in shops but this one was special as it was in my local branch of Waterstones, quite some way away from Mercia!
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Good morning, Happy
#Friday
and thanks for all the RTs
Excited that the tavern will soon be open again, Bob can't wait to show off the drinking trick he learned during lockdown
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Back at my desk after a fabulous long weekend in Birmingham. One of the many highlights was seeing both of my nonfiction books on prominent display in the big Waterstones just by the Bullring:
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I've been slowly putting my 'office' back together again after the walls were repainted. The person I live with just uttered the phrase, "Too many books." Is that a real thing? Cos I always thought it was a made-up phrase, like 'leftover wine'.
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Good morning, Happy
#Thursday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob was late to work today when tempers flared, owing to neither party knowing who had right of way at the junction...
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Good morning, Happy
#Wednesday
and thanks for all the RTs
After Bob breaks local lockdown rules for the fifth time in order to visit Ursula, his mum resorts to drastic 'stay-at-home' tactics.
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Him: It's a long drive back (from NE Scotland), we'd best leave now.
Me: But there's a castle on the way...
Him: On the way?
Me: Sort of...
Him: shrugs shoulders, resigned to inevitable detour...
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Good morning, Happy
#Thursday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob wonders if he can get a refund on the book he bought, as it clearly does not teach you How to Train your Dragon...
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I haven't posted much recently about my medieval friend Bob...
He's been busy opening Olde Englande's first pizza parlour:
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Good morning, Happy
#Sunday
and thanks for all the RTs
In traditional English fashion, it's DIY Sunday for Bob, but he's struggling with his Ikea bookshelf...
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Good morning, Happy
#Monday
and thanks for all the RTs
It was only when he'd been on guard duty for three hours that Bob noticed he was still wearing his slippers.
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Lovely memory popped up today of 2019 when I went to see the British Library Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms exhibition and had a dance with King Edgar
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Good morning, Happy
#Monday
and thanks for all the RTs
After Bob is reprimanded for working too slowly, he regrets saying that he only has one pair of eyes and hands when he gets a visit from Margery in accounts, employee of the year:
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Good morning, Happy
#Wednesday
and thanks for all the RTs
Desperate as he is for a haircut, Bob is still not sure that Phil is the right man for the job.
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My new 'baby' - a gorgeous Lyre Harp. Not strictly 'Anglo-Saxon' period, but it makes the same kind of music as a Lyre. Well, it will when I've mastered it!!
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Only in Scotland? I didn't even have to turn 180 degrees to get these two wildly different shots.
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Good morning, happy
#Wednesday
and thanks for all the RTs
As Ursula returns to work, she realises her mistake in not hiding the fact that she last saw her hairdresser in March.
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"The author did an amazing job of world-building, seamlessly putting the reader into this time period ... a fascinating read, well-researched and written in a most engaging style. Highly recommend!"
#HistoricalFiction
#histfic
#aethelflaed
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Good morning, Happy
#Saturday
and thanks for all the RTs
Ursula hopes that tonight's dance in the village hall attracts some more lively men than last time...
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Good morning, Happy
#Thursday
and thanks for all the RTs
Back on the daily commute, Bob tries a bit of extreme manspreading in order to maintain social distancing.
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Good morning, Happy
#Friday
and thanks for all the RTs
As Ursula and friends begin their girls' weekend, the men discover that the 'no men allowed' rule was deadly serious...
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Good morning, Happy
#Tuesday
and thanks for all the RTs
Ursula and her household ensure the 'no visits' rule is stringently adhered to:
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Good morning, Happy
#Monday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob's commute was a little uncomfortable this morning, the 8.47 ferry being overcrowded with unexpected Vikings...
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Good morning, Happy
#Saturday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob is on duty all weekend but wishes his mum hadn't made him wear the slippers she bought him for Christmas...
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Good morning, Happy
#Monday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob finds a way to get to work, but isn't so sure about the new driverless Uber scheme.
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Isn't this just exquisite?
A gold and garnet bird of prey from the 7th-century Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard.
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"Meticulously researched, educational while being an easy read."
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Me: I'm back! Ready to work on this novel again
Characters: Ah
Me: What?
Ch: Well, it's just that while you were away, we had this meeting and we need to change a few things
Me: Wait, you're not even in the same place where I left you. And what happened to...
Ch: Yeah, about that
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Good morning, Happy
#Tuesday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob remembers nothing about last night at the club, other than a vague inkling that the donkey's name is Doris and that the evening didn't turn out how either of them expected it to...
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Good morning, Happy
#Saturday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob was so pleased to be invited to Geoffrey's stag night, until he realised that they only needed him to hold the table up.
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Good morning, Happy
#Friday
and thanks for all the RTs
Fishing behind the sofa after the holidays, Bob is delighted to find a last, forgotten, Chocolate Orange, still in its wrapper. (But his mum insists he eats the giant broccoli first...)
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Good morning, Happy
#Wednesday
and thanks for all the RTs
We join the king at the moment he realises his builders, Bob & Phil, misread the plans for the new cathedral...
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Good morning, Happy
#Monday
and thanks for all the RTs
As Bob goes back to his daily commute, he's unsure about the efficiency of the new driverless mode of transport
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Good morning, Happy
#Friday
and thanks for all the RTS
Bob finds himself becoming the first ever recipient of keyhole surgery...
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Good morning, Happy
#Wednesday
and thanks for all the RTs
We join Bob as it becomes clear that he will not produce the 3,000 words of copy required this week by his boss at the Medieval Times newspaper...
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Good morning, Happy
#Wednesday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob takes his job as social distancing monitor at the door of Prior Mark's Outfitter's very seriously...
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Some of the stunning interiors at Chirck Castle. I'd had no intention of visiting; it was a happy accident!
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These are exquisite - ‘unparalleled’ hoard of gold jewellery found in the Anglo-Saxon cemetery near Loftus.
More info here:
#anglosaxon
#medieval
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Good morning, Happy
#Friday
and thanks for all the RTs
Ursula agrees to meet Bob but insists they keep one giant broccoli tree apart at all times.
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Good morning, Happy
#Thursday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob's first day as warden of Earl Eric's rabbit warrens did not go well...
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Good morning, Happy
#Tuesday
and thanks for all the RTs
As he gets his foot firmly wedged Bob regrets the decision to train on his own...
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Good morning, Happy
#Monday
and thanks for all the RTs
The king is furious to find that Bob has already opened all the advent calendar windows...
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Mainly for
@bjornlarssen
because it's a horsey... Nice to see that in times of lockdown even the local horses are doing kettlebell workouts...
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Good morning, Happy
#Sunday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob's mum has decided that this is the last time she lets him and a few friends camp out in the garden overnight...
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Good morning, Happy
#Friday
and thanks for all the RTs
At rehearsal, Bob is not happy that Dress Down Friday now appears to apply to his local dance group as well.
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Happy new Year everyone!! Looking forward to lots more chats and laughs in 2024
#NewYear2024
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Good morning, Happy
#Monday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob can't help wondering if his barber is a little out of practice after such a long lockdown
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Good morning, Happy
#Monday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob and Phil appear to be taking the train into work this morning.
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Good morning, Happy
#Thursday
and thanks for all the RTs
Ursula ensures that everyone stays six feet away from her...
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My copies have arrived - and very lovely they look too, even though I say so myself! My woolly warrior Æthelflæd wanted to get in one of the shots as she's thrilled to be in yet another of my books!)
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Isn't this just wonderful?
This small jewel is made of silver with gold gilding and a red garnet. It dates from around 600 AD and once adorned an Anglo-Saxon sword scabbard. The geometric style is typical of Anglo-Saxon art.
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Good morning, Happy
#Friday
and thanks for all the RTs
Having invented the world's first coathanger, Bob is now hard at work on his new design, the frisbee...
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Good morning, Happy
#Tuesday
and thanks for all the RTs
Ursula begins to wonder if the claims in the adverts for the new skin cream were exaggerated...
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Good morning, Happy Thursday and thanks for all the RTs
Back at work, Bob regrets that Phil learned a new musical skill during lockdown.
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Last weekend I went to meet some retired greyhounds. Tomorrow, the one I absolutely did not no way fall in love with is coming to visit, and to meet the cat...
I do not envisage much writing happening, but do expect fur to fly...
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Good morning, Happy
#Tuesday
and thanks for all the RTs
Bob's commute took longer than normal due to lack of signalling at the junction...
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Good morning, Happy
#Monday
and thanks for the RTs
Bob will be late for work today and begins to wonder just how long the others have been waiting for the No 49 bus to arrive...
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