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Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas
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The next Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) Colloquium will be held on 2-4 September 2026 at the University of Nottingham (@uniofnottingham.bsky.social).
Thematic focus: (Non-)Native Speakers in the History of Linguistic Ideas
CfP: hiphilangsci.net/2025/11/08/c...
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Thematic focus: (Non-)Native Speakers in the History of Linguistic Ideas
CfP: hiphilangsci.net/2025/11/08/c...
#Histlx
Cfp: Henry Sweet Society Colloquium 2026
The 2026 annual colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas will be held on 2–4 September 2026 at the University of Nottingham, UK. Confirmed plenary speaker: Cécile V…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The next Henry Sweet Society (@henrysweetsoc.bsky.social) Colloquium will be held on 2-4 September 2026 at the University of Nottingham (@uniofnottingham.bsky.social).
Thematic focus: (Non-)Native Speakers in the History of Linguistic Ideas
CfP: hiphilangsci.net/2025/11/08/c...
#Histlx
Thematic focus: (Non-)Native Speakers in the History of Linguistic Ideas
CfP: hiphilangsci.net/2025/11/08/c...
#Histlx
💥Viven Law Essay Prize reminder💥
Deadline: 30 September 2025‼️
We welcome essays on any topic related to the history of linguistic ideas by PhD students and recent graduates. The prize includes £200 and more.
See details and don't forget to send in your essay!👇
Deadline: 30 September 2025‼️
We welcome essays on any topic related to the history of linguistic ideas by PhD students and recent graduates. The prize includes £200 and more.
See details and don't forget to send in your essay!👇
The Vivien Law Prize — Henry Sweet Society
The Vivien Law Prize
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September 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
💥Viven Law Essay Prize reminder💥
Deadline: 30 September 2025‼️
We welcome essays on any topic related to the history of linguistic ideas by PhD students and recent graduates. The prize includes £200 and more.
See details and don't forget to send in your essay!👇
Deadline: 30 September 2025‼️
We welcome essays on any topic related to the history of linguistic ideas by PhD students and recent graduates. The prize includes £200 and more.
See details and don't forget to send in your essay!👇
A fresh new batch of Language & History articles has been published online, with a focus on the interactions between ✨Chinese and English✨ language teaching! Give them a look 👀
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ylhi20/0/0
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ylhi20/0/0
August 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
A fresh new batch of Language & History articles has been published online, with a focus on the interactions between ✨Chinese and English✨ language teaching! Give them a look 👀
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ylhi20/0/0
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ylhi20/0/0
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⚠️ Seminar announcement: in semester 2 of the new academic year (Feb-May 2026), I will be teaching a
𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 (SG648)
in the Dept. of Early Irish (@ceilteachomn.bsky.social) at Maynooth University.
Guests from outside are very welcome.
More info ⬇️
𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 (SG648)
in the Dept. of Early Irish (@ceilteachomn.bsky.social) at Maynooth University.
Guests from outside are very welcome.
More info ⬇️
August 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
⚠️ Seminar announcement: in semester 2 of the new academic year (Feb-May 2026), I will be teaching a
𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 (SG648)
in the Dept. of Early Irish (@ceilteachomn.bsky.social) at Maynooth University.
Guests from outside are very welcome.
More info ⬇️
𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 (SG648)
in the Dept. of Early Irish (@ceilteachomn.bsky.social) at Maynooth University.
Guests from outside are very welcome.
More info ⬇️
Are you working on topics related to the history of linguistics?🫵
Consider submitting an article to ✨Language & History✨, the journal of the Henry Sweet Society! It is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal published 3 times per year both online and in print.
www.henrysweet.org/language-and...
Consider submitting an article to ✨Language & History✨, the journal of the Henry Sweet Society! It is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal published 3 times per year both online and in print.
www.henrysweet.org/language-and...
Language & History — Henry Sweet Society
Published in 3 issues per year both online and in print, Language & History is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that aims to promote the study of the history of all branches of linguistic…
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July 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Are you working on topics related to the history of linguistics?🫵
Consider submitting an article to ✨Language & History✨, the journal of the Henry Sweet Society! It is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal published 3 times per year both online and in print.
www.henrysweet.org/language-and...
Consider submitting an article to ✨Language & History✨, the journal of the Henry Sweet Society! It is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal published 3 times per year both online and in print.
www.henrysweet.org/language-and...
✨Diversifying the History of Linguistics✨
We are compiling a bibliography to highlight contributions by underrepresented groups to the study of linguistic ideas. Let us know which important publications we missed by filling out a form on our website!
We are compiling a bibliography to highlight contributions by underrepresented groups to the study of linguistic ideas. Let us know which important publications we missed by filling out a form on our website!
Diversifying the History of Linguistics — Henry Sweet Society
The Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas wishes to support efforts to diversify our field’s research, documentary base, and participants, while recognizing the challenges posed to…
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July 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
✨Diversifying the History of Linguistics✨
We are compiling a bibliography to highlight contributions by underrepresented groups to the study of linguistic ideas. Let us know which important publications we missed by filling out a form on our website!
We are compiling a bibliography to highlight contributions by underrepresented groups to the study of linguistic ideas. Let us know which important publications we missed by filling out a form on our website!
The Henry Sweet Society wishes to help ✨diversify the history of linguistics✨ as a field. We have compiled a bibliography that highlights the contributions made by scholars from underrepresented communities. Feel free to use and contribute to this new resource!
Diversifying the History of Linguistics — Henry Sweet Society
The Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas wishes to support efforts to diversify our field’s research, documentary base, and participants, while recognizing the challenges posed to…
www.henrysweet.org
July 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The Henry Sweet Society wishes to help ✨diversify the history of linguistics✨ as a field. We have compiled a bibliography that highlights the contributions made by scholars from underrepresented communities. Feel free to use and contribute to this new resource!
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Preparations for the 2026 Corpora and Discourse International Conference at Lancaster University are under way! We will be sharing information on dates for your calendars, plenary speakers, and the upcoming call for papers very soon. Follow here for updates, and please share widely! #CADS2026
July 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Preparations for the 2026 Corpora and Discourse International Conference at Lancaster University are under way! We will be sharing information on dates for your calendars, plenary speakers, and the upcoming call for papers very soon. Follow here for updates, and please share widely! #CADS2026
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🫵 Babel wants YOU... to tell our readers about your work with languages!
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📧 Get in touch at [email protected]
July 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
🫵 Babel wants YOU... to tell our readers about your work with languages!
📧 Get in touch at [email protected]
📧 Get in touch at [email protected]
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Learn the language of Beowulf and early England—join our Old English course today! 📜✨ medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/old-... #OldEnglish
Reading Old English Literature
A structured reading group that will analyze and discuss Old English (c. AD/CE 600–1100), one of the earliest and most varied vernacular literary traditions in medieval Western Europe.
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July 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Learn the language of Beowulf and early England—join our Old English course today! 📜✨ medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/old-... #OldEnglish
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We are building a more equitable and open future for researchers worldwide.
Find out how you can publish your work #OpenAccess with support available and benefit from:
- greater reach
- more citations
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Find out how you can publish your work #OpenAccess with support available and benefit from:
- greater reach
- more citations
- faster dissemination
Read more: 🔗 cup.org/4lVZd0s
July 16, 2025 at 7:14 AM
We are building a more equitable and open future for researchers worldwide.
Find out how you can publish your work #OpenAccess with support available and benefit from:
- greater reach
- more citations
- faster dissemination
Read more: 🔗 cup.org/4lVZd0s
Find out how you can publish your work #OpenAccess with support available and benefit from:
- greater reach
- more citations
- faster dissemination
Read more: 🔗 cup.org/4lVZd0s
Don't forget that the full archive of the Henry Sweet Society Bulletin (predecessor of Language & History) is available on our website in ✨OPEN ACCESS✨! This includes issues no. 1-51 (1984-2008). Drop by and browse: www.henrysweet.org/bulletin-of-...
HSS Bulletin Archive — Henry Sweet Society
Bulletin of the Henry Sweet Society
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July 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Don't forget that the full archive of the Henry Sweet Society Bulletin (predecessor of Language & History) is available on our website in ✨OPEN ACCESS✨! This includes issues no. 1-51 (1984-2008). Drop by and browse: www.henrysweet.org/bulletin-of-...
✨Vivien Law Essay Prize in the history of linguistic ideas✨
Deadline: 30th September 2025
If you are: a currently registered student or received your PhD/equivalent within the last five years (maternity leave excluded)
See details and get your submissions ready!👇
www.henrysweet.org/vivien-law-p...
Deadline: 30th September 2025
If you are: a currently registered student or received your PhD/equivalent within the last five years (maternity leave excluded)
See details and get your submissions ready!👇
www.henrysweet.org/vivien-law-p...
The Vivien Law Prize — Henry Sweet Society
The Vivien Law Prize
www.henrysweet.org
July 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
✨Vivien Law Essay Prize in the history of linguistic ideas✨
Deadline: 30th September 2025
If you are: a currently registered student or received your PhD/equivalent within the last five years (maternity leave excluded)
See details and get your submissions ready!👇
www.henrysweet.org/vivien-law-p...
Deadline: 30th September 2025
If you are: a currently registered student or received your PhD/equivalent within the last five years (maternity leave excluded)
See details and get your submissions ready!👇
www.henrysweet.org/vivien-law-p...
Registration for the Henry Sweet Society Colloquium continues!☀️ The Colloqiuim takes place in Reims (Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne), 3-5 September.
Register now:
Register now:
The 2025 Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society - Sciencesconf.org
The AnnualHenry Sweet Society Colloquium
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July 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Registration for the Henry Sweet Society Colloquium continues!☀️ The Colloqiuim takes place in Reims (Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne), 3-5 September.
Register now:
Register now:
Curious about Celtic languages and cultures? Tune in to the new episodes of Ní hansae, the research podcast by @scs-dias.bsky.social. The first two episodes are already out! ✨
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Ní hansae: The School of Celtic Studies Research Podcast
Podcast · DIAS · "Ní hansae: The School of Celtic Studies Research Podcast" is the podcast of the School of Celtic Studies at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). https://www.dias.ie/series/n...
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July 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Curious about Celtic languages and cultures? Tune in to the new episodes of Ní hansae, the research podcast by @scs-dias.bsky.social. The first two episodes are already out! ✨
open.spotify.com/show/3jKtyuq...
open.spotify.com/show/3jKtyuq...
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Happy birthday! 🎉
Episode 18 of our podcast features an interview with H. Walter Schmitz, offering an introduction to Lady Welby’s life and her work on significs and the study of signs.
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/10/01/p...
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Episode 18 of our podcast features an interview with H. Walter Schmitz, offering an introduction to Lady Welby’s life and her work on significs and the study of signs.
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/10/01/p...
#Histlx
April 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Happy birthday! 🎉
Episode 18 of our podcast features an interview with H. Walter Schmitz, offering an introduction to Lady Welby’s life and her work on significs and the study of signs.
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/10/01/p...
#Histlx
Episode 18 of our podcast features an interview with H. Walter Schmitz, offering an introduction to Lady Welby’s life and her work on significs and the study of signs.
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/10/01/p...
#Histlx
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Futhark runic alphabet and a cipher
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 270; Educational manuscript; second half of the 9th century; St. Gall; f.52 (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 270; Educational manuscript; second half of the 9th century; St. Gall; f.52 (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
April 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Futhark runic alphabet and a cipher
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 270; Educational manuscript; second half of the 9th century; St. Gall; f.52 (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 270; Educational manuscript; second half of the 9th century; St. Gall; f.52 (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
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If you found our last podcast episode (no. 45) intriguing, you’ll find our newest blog post fascinating too!
Beijia Chen (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) shows how she combines history of linguistics with digital humanities to study the Neogrammarians.
🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2025/04/14/t...
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Beijia Chen (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) shows how she combines history of linguistics with digital humanities to study the Neogrammarians.
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#Histlx
The Neogrammarians as a Scientific School?
Beijia ChenFreie Universität Berlin My dissertation, titled Die Junggrammatiker als wissenschaftliche Schule? – eine wissenschaftssoziologische Untersuchung anhand linguistischer Zei…
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April 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
If you found our last podcast episode (no. 45) intriguing, you’ll find our newest blog post fascinating too!
Beijia Chen (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) shows how she combines history of linguistics with digital humanities to study the Neogrammarians.
🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2025/04/14/t...
#Histlx
Beijia Chen (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) shows how she combines history of linguistics with digital humanities to study the Neogrammarians.
🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2025/04/14/t...
#Histlx
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Alfred the Great, Part 3: A Chat with Professor Ryan Lavelle - an episode of 'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages youtu.be/NcY5Y1Ds6ZA?... #AlfredtheGreat
Alfred the Great, Part 3: A Chat with Professor Ryan Lavelle
'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages - Episode 29In our third and final episode of the series, Richard talks with Professor Ryan Lavell...
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April 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Alfred the Great, Part 3: A Chat with Professor Ryan Lavelle - an episode of 'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages youtu.be/NcY5Y1Ds6ZA?... #AlfredtheGreat
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Support: New Funding Opportunity for Students, University of Groningen
Support: New Funding Opportunity for Students, University of Groningen
The Center for Language and Cognition Groningen (Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen) invites applications for a fully-funded four-year PhD position in the fields of sociolinguistics, experimental pragmatics and cognitive linguistics. The PhD candidate will work on the project “Don’t call me by your name: A cross-linguistic investigation of the social meaning of address forms” and contribute to teaching in relevant programmes (e.g., Linguistics and Communication Studies) at the Faculty of A
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April 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Support: New Funding Opportunity for Students, University of Groningen
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Ever wondered if there are famous people who lead a hidden double life as a linguist?
Musicians, athletes, politicians, and more people better known for tother accomplishments who nonetheless have studied anywhere from one linguistics class to a PhD, we'll claim 'em all!
Musicians, athletes, politicians, and more people better known for tother accomplishments who nonetheless have studied anywhere from one linguistics class to a PhD, we'll claim 'em all!
Bonus 98: Linguistics Celebrities | Lingthusiasm
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April 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Ever wondered if there are famous people who lead a hidden double life as a linguist?
Musicians, athletes, politicians, and more people better known for tother accomplishments who nonetheless have studied anywhere from one linguistics class to a PhD, we'll claim 'em all!
Musicians, athletes, politicians, and more people better known for tother accomplishments who nonetheless have studied anywhere from one linguistics class to a PhD, we'll claim 'em all!
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Out today!
The latest episode of Writing Wrongs our forensic linguistics true crime podcast.
Today’s episode is with Dr Elisabeth Carter and is a romance fraud case.
Listen or subscribe form here 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
And let us know what you think.
The latest episode of Writing Wrongs our forensic linguistics true crime podcast.
Today’s episode is with Dr Elisabeth Carter and is a romance fraud case.
Listen or subscribe form here 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
And let us know what you think.
April 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Out today!
The latest episode of Writing Wrongs our forensic linguistics true crime podcast.
Today’s episode is with Dr Elisabeth Carter and is a romance fraud case.
Listen or subscribe form here 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
And let us know what you think.
The latest episode of Writing Wrongs our forensic linguistics true crime podcast.
Today’s episode is with Dr Elisabeth Carter and is a romance fraud case.
Listen or subscribe form here 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
And let us know what you think.
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The LEIGHEAS project @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social is thrilled to be co-hosting this workshop in Cambridge next June with the excellent eDIL: Dictionary of the Irish Language team! Links to the programme, abstracts and registration now live:
ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie/mind-materia...
ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie/mind-materia...
April 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The LEIGHEAS project @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social is thrilled to be co-hosting this workshop in Cambridge next June with the excellent eDIL: Dictionary of the Irish Language team! Links to the programme, abstracts and registration now live:
ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie/mind-materia...
ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie/mind-materia...
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Episode 45 of our podcast is out! 🤩
This time, James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) meets Beijia Chen (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) to discuss her research on the citation networks that connected the Neogrammarians as a school of thought.
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2025/04/01/p...
#Histlx
This time, James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) meets Beijia Chen (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) to discuss her research on the citation networks that connected the Neogrammarians as a school of thought.
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2025/04/01/p...
#Histlx
Podcast episode 45: Beijia Chen on Neogrammarian networks
In this interview, we talk to Beijia Chen about the citation networks binding the Neogrammarians as a school.
hiphilangsci.net
March 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Episode 45 of our podcast is out! 🤩
This time, James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) meets Beijia Chen (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) to discuss her research on the citation networks that connected the Neogrammarians as a school of thought.
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2025/04/01/p...
#Histlx
This time, James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) meets Beijia Chen (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) to discuss her research on the citation networks that connected the Neogrammarians as a school of thought.
🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2025/04/01/p...
#Histlx
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Our newest podcast episode on the next wife of King Henry VIII, "Anne of Cleves: The Wife Who Lived" is now available anywhere podcasts can be found! Take a listen and if you like it let us know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts!
Anne of Cleves: The Wife Who Lived
Today we will be discussing the fourth wife of King Henry VIII, Anne of Cleves.
If you have any listener questions, comments, or topic suggestions please feel free to reach our via our instagram acco...
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March 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Our newest podcast episode on the next wife of King Henry VIII, "Anne of Cleves: The Wife Who Lived" is now available anywhere podcasts can be found! Take a listen and if you like it let us know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts!