BALH is hosting a talk this evening about Jane Austen’s Social Networks and the Wider World which will explore the remarkable women in Austen’s Southampton circle, lives shaped by empire, scandal, and global connections.
All welcome

Find out more: balh.org.uk/NTM209
@balhnews.bsky.social

Prepping it now. This looks great!

I agree. Except that I happen to be reading Barbara Demick on N Korea at the moment and you can’t really read it without observing significant parallels

Kilpeck in Herefordshire. Stunning small church which I visited after hearing a talk fro Andrew Ziminski recently. Well worth a visit and a reminder of how well travelled medieval craftsmanship was with strong Islamic and Viking influences present

Wonderful day at Brownsea Island yesterday for the official opening of @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social new Lookout with major donors, local politicians and partners. Lucky enough to get inside the John Lewis castle for lunch. This is a beautiful place and a real haven for wildlife

A really enjoyable book.

I just had a delicious fish stew here. Some modules included. Long walk though.

Super day at Huddersfield Local History Society annual history day on Huddersfield Pioneering Women