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Dr Maria Salenius

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Docent, Senior University Lecturer in British Literature at the University of Helsinki; Past President of the John Donne Society. @helsinkiuni.bsky.social #JohnDonne #language&religion #TheTudors

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Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · 17d

An excellent event today with @tracyborman.bsky.social and @cjfaraday.bsky.social at the Cheltenham Literature Festival 📚 #CheltLitFest

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Aug 26

Tervetuloa kaikki Kielten kandiohjelman uudet opiskelijat! 📚 Hjärtligt välkommen till Kandidatprogrammet i språk! 📖 @helsinki.fi

Aurinkoinen Metsätalon pääty ja kukkiva pensas. Forsthuset och en blommande buske.

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thank you for hosting us, @erinannmcc.bsky.social !

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Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Jul 19

Another amazing gathering of the John Donne Society. Good meetings, inspiring discussions, and strong collegial support. A research community at its best.

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · Jul 6

#OTD
6th July 1535
Sir Thomas More, former Lord Chancellor and friend of King Henry VIII was executed for high treason - he had denied the King’s supremacy.

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#SirThomasMore #LordChancellor #HighTreason #KingsSupremacy #Tudors #History

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · Jul 6

On this day 6th July 1483 Richard III was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
A man of considerable talent and much controversy. Makes for interesting history.

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Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Jul 1

Definitely one for my reading list!

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Jun 3

Today’s Doctoral defence at the Faculty of Arts, @helsinki.fi, with @stockwell.bsky.social as opponent.

Doctoral thesis ”Stay Strange” by Elizabeth Oakes.

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · May 1

Visiting the amazing Sudeley Castle last week! What an intriguing amount of history on one site 🏰⚔️🛡️👑📚

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Apr 27

Inspiring weekend of poetry and scholarship at the Vaughan Association Colloquium in Brecon, Wales 📖📚

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Apr 20

Happy Easter 🌿🐣

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Apr 13

… as well as rereading this one 👑

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Apr 13

Palm Sunday reading. Revisiting this chapter @nicolatallis.bsky.social in preparation for a visit to Sudeley in a couple of weeks.

Cover of Young Elizabeth by Nicola Tallis plus a page with reference to Queen Katherine arriving at Sudeley Castle.

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Nick Holland @nickholland.bsky.social · Mar 31

The great Charlotte Bronte passed away #otd 1855, aged 38. She was pregnant, and her passing meant the end of the Bronte line. A kind yet fiery and fiercely loyal woman, a genius, there will never be another Charlotte Bronte.

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Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Jan 10

Preparing for an event 📚
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Victorian Women Writers - Finnbrit

The work and life of a number of female novelists in 19th-century England

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Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Dec 25

I did receive a few, but this must be on top of the pile this year. (And signed by the author, no less, thanks to @nicolatallis.bsky.social 😊)

Cover of Young Elizabeth by Nicola Tallis.

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Dec 25

Happy Christmas 🎄

Church interior before Christmas morning service starts. Altar, crucifix, Christmas tree, and a hymnal.

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Nov 6

Closing the day with most beautiful poetry 📙

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Aug 10

A fascinating deep dive into the lives of two #EarlyModern European royals, #QueenElizabethI and #CatherineDeMedici, by @estelleprnq.bsky.social

Cover of Blood, Fire & Gold (2022) by Estelle Paranque.

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Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Jul 30

Born #otd Emily Brontë, in 1818 — as well as Kate Bush, in 1958, interpreting the spirit of the novel and helping a new generation find the literature anew 📚
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Image of Emily Brontë, by her brother Branwell Brontë (1817-1848), National Portrait Gallery, London.

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Jul 18

Enjoying a beautiful, leisurely summer’s day. @nikkiclark86.bsky.social

Cover of The Waiting Game (2024), by Nicola Clark, plus a garden view.

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · May 19

Thinking about Anne Boleyn today (d. 19 May 1536). What an unexpected life, and such a powerful legacy🥀👑(image from the National Portrait Gallery).

Queen Anne Boleyn (r. 1533-36), image NPG, London.

Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · May 15

This was a very interesting discussion – as always! Thank you!

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Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Mar 23

Joskus perjantain voi (melkein kokonaan) omistaa omalle tutkimukselle. Tämä oli sellainen perjantai. 📚 Eli aikajanan hahmottamista vuoden 1619 Lontoon keväässä ja lainausten vertaamista kuningas Jaakon raamatunkäännökseen vuodelta 1611. Oli hyvä päivä. 😊

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Dr Maria Salenius @drmariasalenius.bsky.social · Mar 21

Closing #WorldPoetryDay with the caressing magic of the timeless power of words. 📚

Open book with indistinct text, room with two lamps in the background.