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St Michael, with bright wings ( BL Royal MS 18 D II, f. 161v ) Today is Michaelmas, the feast of St Michael and All Angels - a beautifu...

It's the time of year for a favourite story of mine, which seems like a good opportunity to break a long blogging drought. Here's a ...

'An hule and one niȝtingale...': the beginning of this poem in BL Cotton Caligula A IX , f. 233 A quick break in a long blog s...

My latest column for History Today can be read online at this link . Most of it is about Piers Plowman , but here's the final paragra...

My latest column for History Today is now available to read online at this link: Learning in Lincoln . Here's a taste: Some time ...

Virgin and Child, from a 15th-century Book of Hours ( BL Add. 50001, f. 119v ) Mary hath borne alone The Son of God in throne. That ...

Grimbald Gospels, made in Canterbury in the 11th century, BL Add. 34890, f. 115 This is the last section of the Anglo-Saxon poem inspir...