Friends of Edith has been established to protect the statue of Edith & King Harold on the seafront near Hastings - the only one in the UK.
Joined October 2019
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Come to an #ImmersiveReading of #Beowulf on Sat 18 October 7pm at the Marina Fountain pub opposite #edithandharold in #WestStLeonards #EdithAKingThreeMonstersandAHero #meadhall #HastingsWeek #EdithFestival2025
Edith and Harold, West St Leonards gardens. Stagecoach bus routes 98/99 from Hastings station and sea-front @friendsofedith
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Inspired by the story depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, why not visit the reenactment in Battle on 10/11 October?
We are putting on three special services from London Victoria to Battle leaving at 8.38, 9.38 and 10.38 on Saturday.
Full details on the @Se_Railway app.👇
Bayeux Tapestry goes on public display in UK for first time bbc.in/4r34kzH
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🌅 The sun rises over Hungerford Bridge as the train services resume after the London Charing Cross to London Waterloo East upgrades were completed.
1,800 metres of new track and 16 sets of switches and crossings were installed:
👉 bit.ly/4fAR4wN
📷 : Glen Crouch
ALT Aerial view of London featuring the River Thames. Prominent landmarks include The Shard. A train crosses a bridge as the sun sets, casting a warm glow over the cityscape.
Great choice! #KingHaroldII – at Bexhill, England
GBR is coming!
We have our first GBR branded train on @Se_Railway!
The train chosen has been named King Harold II and will enable 1066 local children to visit the British Museum and see the Bayeux Tapestry.
GBR will be a purposeful organisation, serving our communities 👇
ALT The first train on South Eastern to carry the Great British Railways identifier
ALT The Bayeux Tapestry depicted on the side of our train King Harold II
ALT The first schoolchildren of 1066 to visit the British Museum under our free travel scheme
ALT Myself with Helena Dollimore MP who has ensured that the special history of the Hastings area is being shared with the next generation
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The reassurance that of course we will give the Tapestry back was a light-hearted way of starting my speech at the press conference. But I often hear the suspicion that perfidious Albion will hang on to the Tapestry, so it wasn’t altogether a joke! theguardian.com/world/2026/j…
Could #ThorkelltheTall have been the father of #EdithSwanneck ? #EdiththeFair #Ethelred #VikingWarrior #HaroldandEdith @HistoryExtra
Who was the legendary Viking warrior Thorkell the Tall, and precisely how tall was he? His story has more twists than you might expect...
🗝️ This article is free to read
historyextra.com/period/viki…
As seen in 'King and Conqueror', Edith the Fair was the first wife of Harold Godwinson, and a powerful player in the dynastic struggles of the late-Anglo-Saxon era. But despite her prominence, surprisingly little information about her life remains... bit.ly/4n2WEdw
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Still on offer. Take a look.
Let @carolmcgrath's historical novel sweep you away to 1068, where revenge, love, and survival are at stake in the castle . . . available for only 99p/c!
Order now: geni.us/betrothedsister
The Handfasted Wife remains on kindle offer. This article is all about Gunnhild who appears in the novel and also has her own novel. King Harold’s Daughter carolcmcgrath.co.uk/king-har… @ImogenTaylorPub , @headlinepg please share.
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The Mystery of Buildings in the Eleventh Century carolcmcgrath.co.uk/the-myst… @headlinepg @ImogenTaylorPub Please share. The Handfasted Wife remains on kindle offer for July. Take a look.
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I am SO excited to share that my new & improved 8-week (😅) VIRTUAL course on Women in Late Medieval England launches in just ✨3 WEEKS ✨
This course dives into the details of medieval women & their lives from marriage & friendship to fashion & work & everything in between
What's the inspiration behind the design of our Medieval Women exhibition?
blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscr…
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In many early medieval calendars, 7 February is the first day of spring. Anglo-Saxon poetry imagines spring as a time of quickening and liberation, when the earth is released from the 'fetters of frost' and the waters of the world run free aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/…
Around the year 1225, the nuns of Castle Hedingham marked the passing of their first prioress, Lucy, in the most special way: they made a mortuary roll for her.
Today's blogpost explores this poignant item, on display in our #MedievalWomen exhibition.
blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscr…
ALT The Mortuary Roll of Lucy of Hedingham being installed in the Medieval Women exhibition.
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Come with me to see the Bayeux Tapestry! Tonight at 9 on @bbctwo in the UK, I'm investigating 1066 and The Norman Conquest.
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p…