An Account of my days

I have a wide variety of medieval and historic interests. I will start posting posts about what I am reading, researching, doing and listening to to help me keep track.

I finished reading Cathedral of Bones: An Ela of Salisbury Medieval Mystery by J.G. Lewis. It is about Ela of Salisbury, a Countess in her own right who served as the local sheriff for two years after her husband died and until her son was of age. 

I started reading Pustules, Pestilence, and Pain: Tudor Treatments and Ailments of Henry VIII by Seamus O'Caellaigh. My persona is from the period and I'm exploring the herbal and other treatments of the time.

Recently listened to Medieval Popes: Everything You Wanted to Know by History Extra: https://www.historyextra.com/membership/medieval-popes-everything-you-wanted-to-know-podcast-brett-whalen

Elizabeth I's Spymaster, Walsingham by Not Just the Tudors 
https://shows.acast.com/not-just-the-tudors/episodes/elizabeth-spymaster-walsingham

Reading about John Blanke, a trumpeter of African descent in the court of Henry VII. The John Blanke Project has some incredible research and reimaginings: https://www.johnblanke.com/

Reading about Hildegard of Bingen and her healing knowledge:

https://www.medievalists.net/2016/07/the-herbal-cures-of-hildegard-von-bingen-was-she-right/

Started learning Latin using Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/enroll/la/en/Learn-Latin.