Bezique: The Private Life of Gertrude Bell, the result of 10+ years research, is available from Amazon in both paperback and Kindle formats.

Mark Gertrude Bell’s 150th birth anniversary by messaging what she means to you today, messages to be displayed to all attending the 14/15 July event at East Rounton, her 20 year home #GertrudeBell150

We know the Gertrude Bell translation of the Hafez ghazal but what do the vertical Farsi scripts of the East Rounton inscription actually say? Lyrical translations welcome!#GertrudeBell150

Gertrude Bell Make your mark on gertrude Bell's 150 birth anniversary by tweeting what she means to you today, messages to be displayed at her 20-year home, East Rounton during the celebratory event on 14/15 July. #GertrudeBell150

In a way worthy of the very best moments of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, an important, missing album of Gertrude Bell's 1902 photographs turned up during the last hour of the 150th anniversary weekend held at East Rounton, Northallerton. A fantastic finale.

R4 8:00 news lead on England’s World Cup victory “Revivification”, 2005, John Major and raised voices in the Lord’s media room - Wow, how can we make our cricket piece any more boring and mundane. Keep calm and carry on - loosing listeners.#BBCFeedback

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