This week, we have:
Get ready to pack your peplos, chiton and himation, brush up on your Ancient Greek, and hope the time pod’s A/C holds up in the Mediterranean heat. Join The Multiverse of St Mary’s and jump back to the 776 BC Olympics!
This week’s History Briefing is about Boudicca and the Iceni: A Legacy of Resistance
A joke from the Silly Sunday thread in the Fans & Readers Facebook group
Events: Two launch events for The Ballad of Smallhope and PennyRoyal
Guest posts: Do you want to share something on Jodi's Substack blog?
There’s plenty to read this week and you can see everything new on the blog too. CLICK HERE for the blog.
Thalia Raphus, PA to the Director, here with an exciting (and slightly bonkers) update:
Heads up, team! Our ever-creative overseers at Thirsk University have decided it's time for us to undertake a "bread and butter jump"—to the 776 BC Olympics! Yes, you heard right. Get ready to pack your peplos, chiton and himation, brush up on your Ancient Greek, and hope the time pod’s A/C holds up in the Mediterranean heat.
All team members, please report to your Heads of Department for a full briefing. And no, I don’t have any inside info on whether we’ll be competing in the discus or the hurl yourself into history event.
As a special treat when we return, we’ll be staging our very own St Mary’s Olympics! Get your competitive spirit (and your best sandals) ready.
#StMarysOlympics #776BCHereWeCome #JustAnotherDayAtWork
Boudicca and the Iceni: A Legacy of Resistance
In Christmas Present the team from St Mary’s jump back to Colchester in AD60 and encounter Boudicca and her bloodthirsty Iceni hordes. This History Briefing explores the life of Boudicca, the Iceni tribe, and the historical context of their rebellion against Rome.
Boudicca is one of the most iconic figures in British history, celebrated for her fierce resistance against the Roman occupation of Britain. As the queen of the Iceni, a Celtic tribe in Eastern England, she led a major uprising in AD 60-61, symbolizing the struggle for freedom against oppression.
The Iceni were a Celtic tribe located in what is now Norfolk, parts of Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire in England. They were a significant tribal group in the region during the Iron Age and early Roman period. The Iceni were known for their warrior culture, with an economy based on farming, trade, and craftsmanship. They minted their own coins, indicating wealth and political autonomy before the Roman conquest.
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Enjoy a joke from the Silly Sunday thread from the Facebook Fans and Readers group.
Thanks to Alison Bird for this one…
How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb. Only one, but the light bulb has really got to want to change.
Events - Join Jodi for launch events for The Ballad of Smallhope and PennyRoyal
Thursday 5th September: In Conversation with Jodi Taylor
Waterstones Cheltenham - CLICK HERE for details and tickets
Tuesday 10th September - The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal launch event
The Battersea Book Shop, Battersea Power Station CLICK HERE for more information and tickets
Guest posts: Do you want to share something on Jodi's Substack blog?
It could be about historical costumes, places or something for Controversy Corner. Those are just a few ideas but others are welcome. The articles are usually about 500 words and need at least one picture.
If your article is published you'll get a free annual subscription worth £50. This entitles you to the writing masterclass, chat room, and free eBook of the Reading Companion and History Briefing for Just One Damned Thing After Another.
Please email Hazel at hazel@rushford.ltd with your ideas. The article will appear on the blog and in the Friday digest email.
The Reading Companion and History Briefings eBook for Just One Damned Thing After Another. The eBook is 99p or FREE for subscribers.
It contains:
A foreword by Jodi Taylor
Background information on the characters
History Briefings giving information on the four main jumps in the book
Floor plans of St Mary’s Institute for Historical Research
A list of British idioms and expressions
How to make tea like a Brit
A recipe for Toad in the Hole
A full series guide and reading order for The Chronicles of St Mary’s series
Available in both epub and PDF formats. You can also download full-size images of the floor plans.