Sandy Wainwright
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Sandy Wainwright
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Warwickshire/Worcestershire based: Medievalist. Living historian. Maker of reenactment clothing, and historically accurate knitwear. Author with Pen & Sword.
COMING 2025: The Life & times of a Medieval Knight-Sir Geoffrey de Langley & Family
Awesome. I got us back to Anglo Saxons ;-) and I think I’ve got some big discoveries on how the class works. I’ll email :-) screenshot is for you, summing up how things are here.
January 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Stay safe, you’re marvellous.
January 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Goodness I got riled when he said that! I ranted at my five year old. Shame we don’t have it as good as medieval women…
January 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
End notes. I’m still doing end notes. Haven’t even got to the blurb…
November 30, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Same. My degree was psychology. But I think most medieval history we are ‘taught’ is the Victorian ideal of how it should be, with added “made for tv” stereotypes-with no logic or consideration to how people really live. Particularly women and children.
November 26, 2024 at 10:03 AM
I’ve noticed in my research into the Langley family that there’s logic to the land acquisition too. Each of their “bases” across the family is about a days travel from the next. That’s not coincidence. Also none of the places are called Langley. That’s just an added layer of fun.
November 26, 2024 at 9:58 AM
I’ve got two kids, 11 yrs apart and home educated. They have unrestricted screen time, as I don’t believe it’s a thing. They have unrestricted book time, play time, sleep time… anyway what hurts kids most is when their self esteem is low. iMO. That’s when they are most vulnerable to bad stuff.
November 24, 2024 at 11:50 AM
I’m going to finally buy your book today because you are an actual masochist, and hero.
November 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM
I’m not sure if there’s an official answer, or an official Robin Hood-but I live near Loxley, Warks and when I drive past there I think of him. This is because Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is the best movie ever made.
November 23, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Thats giving Ladybird “the elves and the shoemaker” vibes
November 23, 2024 at 9:44 AM
I’m so glad for the second part as I felt my stomach knot up!
November 22, 2024 at 4:38 PM
It’s an old picture because he’s in doggy heaven, but this may amazing rescue Apollo -a puli/pumi, already geriatric when I got him. He Liked to pull me towards people smoking weed on walks, preferably if they were in alleyways; would only eat if I spoon fed him. The opposite of an assistance dog.
November 22, 2024 at 4:09 PM