Category Archives: Religion

The reviews are in (again)

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

Earlier this month, I enjoyed an afternoon in a gown and mortarboard as I graduated from the University of Nottingham. It was a pleasant break from the work routine – oh, go on then, it was one of my proudest moments of the year – but … Continue reading →

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Acleah, that is, Junction 7 of the M25? Part 2: Ockley Wood and environs

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

This post concerns the second half of my walk over the North Downs of East Surrey – first half here if you need to catch up – which now seems a long time ago but in fact was not (my perception may have something to … Continue reading →

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Surrey Medieval is three, won’t you come and celebrate in Leeds with me?

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

WordPress in its infinite loveliness has just bid me a Happy Anniversary, which I think is its way of telling me that it was exactly three years ago that I finally got my digit moving and created Surrey Medieval (unless signing up for this … Continue reading →

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The forgetful frater, or, an eighth-century reminder to make good notes

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

Here’s a little late-night blast from the library, not because I have something urgent I want to get off my chest but because it concerns something I came across earlier which chimed with me because of the nature of my current workload … Continue reading →

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Respect your elders: thoughts on a brace of under-appreciated Bedan place-names

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

I get the sense many people who are normally diligent in publishing blog posts at fairly regular intervals are otherwise occupied right now with things related to the impending end of the academic teaching year. I’ve long given up any pretence to regularity … Continue reading →

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At the edges of Old English toponomastics 1: a textual sidelight on Wanborough

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Robert J S Briggs

Learning Old English is no cakewalk, as I’m sure anyone who has done it will agree, but it does open a window into a fascinating world of writings, both Anglo-Saxon and modern. One of the first things I was given to … Continue reading →

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What St Cuthbert heard

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Robert J S Briggs

I’ll try and limit myself to a brief post tonight, as I’m dipping my toes into the ocean of Geographical Information Systems (expect an explanatory post without such a weak metaphor at some point in the near future), but I … Continue reading →

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Prof. Mick Aston

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Robert J S Briggs

In my previous post I explained how my deep interest in the medieval period was precipitated by becoming engrossed in the subject of the status of my home village at the time of the Domesday Survey (tiny acorns and mighty … Continue reading →

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A weekend at Land’s End

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Robert J S Briggs

The other day, WordPress told me that Surrey Medieval had reached the ripe old age of two. Born on an uncomfortable leatherette sofa in a terraced house in Liverpool (that wasn’t meant to sound so graphic), I suppose if this … Continue reading →

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St Martha’s

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Robert J S Briggs

After many years, it’s almost time to reveal a piece of work that I consider is the best thing I have ever hit upon in a medieval context. I’m going to keep up the smoke and mirrors act for a … Continue reading →

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