Tag Archive For: letters

FAREWELLS!

15, 6, 2023 - In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis bid a .... Read More

Tags: letters, maritime history, Travel

HOMESICKNESS!

15, 6, 2023 - In this latest episode, the Unexpected duo, Professor James Daybell and Dr Sam Willis get .... Read More

Tags: children, history, letters

Episode 69: Love

6, 4, 2018 - “I know no ways to mince it in love, but directly to say ‘I love you’” (Henry V, Act 5, Scene 2 .... Read More

Tags: correspondence, Eros, eroticism, family, first valentine letter, kiss, letter, letters, love, love letters, lust, Paston family, romance, romantic love, Valentine, Valentine's Day

Episode 66: Histories of the Unexpected: The Book

6, 4, 2018 - Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell explore the unexpected history of their new book! Read More

Tags: Beards, Boxes, Cats, Chimneys, Clocks, Clouds, Contents, Courage, Dreams, Dust, Gloves, Hair, Hands, holes, Introduction, letters, Mountains, needlework, Perfume, Rubbish, Shadows, Snow, Tears, The Bed, The Bubble, The Itch, The Lean, The Lion, The Paperclip, The Scar, The Signature, The Smile

Episode 60: Our Books

6, 4, 2018 - “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” (Winston Churchill) Welcome to .... Read More

Tags: gender, Henry VIII, letter, letter-writing, letters, maritime history, Mary queen of scots, materiality, Our Books, politics, power, Tudor England, US War of Independence

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