“A French bastard arriving with armed banditti and establishing himself the King of England against the consent of the natives is in plain terms a very paltry rascally original and certainly has no divinity in it.” Thomas Paine, 1776.

I’ve been sat reading extracts from Bede’s Reckoning of Time as part of my exhibition planning, and it really does feel in places almost like an extended edition of the Ecclesiastical History. It definitely has more detailed information about certain topics. 🤔💭

A beautiful dusting of snow covered the farm this morning creating these magical scenes ❄️

Fantastic project at Butser Ancient Farm. Hopefully work will begin on new buildings Jarrow Hall soon.

What a coincidence. #fightinequality #InequalityVirus

The remains of St. Oswald's Priory in Gloucester. The priory was founded by Lady Aethelflaed of Mercia, daughter of Alfred the Great, in around 900. #Februinary

Finished watching #TheTerror last night. Things we have learned: 1) Don't go to the Arctic on a sailing ship. 2) Don't trust tinned food soldered with lead. 3) Don't run out of whisky. 4) Don't look tasty. 5) Jared Harris is brilliant. 6) They should have stayed in #Stromness.

Exciting times are afoot Jarrow Hall as we start building our first early medieval structure in over 20 years!! Saturday saw us gathering black thatch from the Simonside Hills for our roof, watch this space...

The Bede Museum at Jarrow Hall is back open again from today, with new exhibit panels and interpretation on site to enjoy ✨✨ It's a fascinating place to wander around, full of treasures, stories and artefacts related to Anglo-Saxon Britain and the Venerable Bede.

May 25: Feast of Bede (673-735), priest of Gyruum (Jarrow), biblical scholar. Wrote Ecclesiastical History of the English People. When news of his death reached missionaries Boniface wrote ‘the candle of the Church, lit by the Holy Spirit, was extinguished’. Originally May 26.

Awful news about the blaze at Scottish Crannog Centre. Wonderful cultural asset. Hope it can be rebuilt.

May 25: Feast of Bede (673-735), priest of Gyruum (Jarrow), biblical scholar. Wrote Ecclesiastical History of the English People. When news of his death reached missionaries Boniface wrote ‘the candle of the Church, lit by the Holy Spirit, was extinguished’. Originally May 26.

This knitted Roman soldier postbox topper outside Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort has absolutely made my day!

I love volunteering at this Museum 🥰