Monthly Archives: March 2012

Castor minus the Bollux: modern-day feminism meets superb storytelling in Helen Castor’s She-Wolves (BBC).

Presented by Cambridge University’s Helen Castor, BBC4’s She-Wolves, is a new(ish) three-part series which examines the history of English queenship from the twelfth century down to the Tudor era. The BBC’s own website describes the series as an exploration of … Continue reading

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Teaching Crusades: what do the students now think they know about the crusades and crusading? (Part two of two)

How do students react to being taught the topic if crusade? Last week I blogged about the challenges of delivering a one-hour lecture on the immensely broad topic of ‘Crusades and Crusading’. My blog, which you can read (here), noted … Continue reading

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