Ian Dawson

And i'll add this one - if you've used one of Barbara's 3 Tudor books do drop me a line - see below for explanation.

If you've found this book helpful, could you send me a few words about via DM or below. I'm hoping to put together a collection of positive comments for the author who's having medical treatment at the moment. Many thanks.

A doubly good day - a new Redmayn chapter online:
16. One Fortnight in Summer: 26th July to 11th August 1415
How did the delay to Henry V’s expedition affect the Redmayns?
thinkinghistory.co.uk/MedievalFami...
and my first tennis as a 74 yr old and since a brief hospital stay last month.

A happy moment this month hearing from a student I taught in the late 1980s. It's easy to wonder in teaching whether our work is worthwhile but such contacts out of the blue provide evidence that all the efforts teachers put in are worthwhile in ways far beyond the achievement of a good exam result.

An inspiration for anyone facing stoma surgery and even those of us who've had a stoma for decades. It's quite a birthday present knowing I was one of the first to have the experimental surgery (tho it didn't work back then) that now enables people to have internal pouches and hence stomas reversed

For VJ Day
Sergeant George Dawson (seated), Royal Artillery 39-45, served in Indian and Burma, 42-45. An intelligent and kind man, he would have been an excellent teacher if born in a different decade. Like so many, he never spoke about his war in India and Burma.

The first few years - 1989 to c94 - the conference was the last weekend of term before Easter. That worked really well but LTU had to refund students for a night's accommodation so they made us move to July. Never had to miss a conference because of heat before Easter!

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We're fundraising for a GRT Teacher Fellowship in memory of Helen Snelson, who advocated for inclusive, rigorous history.

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The original doc is from 2006 so about 6 years before I first had electronic proofs. Everything was still on paper then though it had moved on from my first NC series in 1991 when cutting and pasting involved a knife and glue to work on proofs. Feels nearer Caxton than today.

Hi Fred - the only version I have is the word doc I originally sent Hodder - is that any use to you? It is probably different in places from the final version and there's no photos but I'm happy to email it to you. Worth asking @apf102.bsky.social as i think he was creating a version.

This new chapter could be useful but equally it could be an enjoyable read!

Completely 'not my period' as they say, but wow. What a treasure trove of little vignettes this provides for A Level students in particular. 👌🏻

and i love asking questions and making inferences about what the sources reveal about friendships, anxieties, social contacts, what people were good at, their sense of responsibility etc etc and keeping the national politics as necessary contextual background for the Redmayns' experiences.

Thank you. It's been hugely enjoyable to research - reading at a depth I haven't since postgrad degree - and structure and write in a style of my own - not 'textbook' writing. Above all, it's about the 'texture of lived experiences' of individuals and recognising a common humanity across time ...

Deeper background for anyone teaching about Henry V at KS3 or A level - how one family was involved in parliamentary discussions, recruitment, mustering, preparations for departure:
How did the Redmayns experience the preparations for war 1414-1415?
thinkinghistory.co.uk/MedievalFami...

I'm keeping my expectations low - main problem at the moment is choosing which of the many options I want to use. The one thing i am confident about is flopping in an exhausted heap on Tuesday afternoon.

New- chapter 15 of my exploration of the Redmayn family c.1355-1426:
How did the Redmayns experience the preparations for war 1414-1415?
Recruiting soldiers, making lists, meeting friends at parliament .. my grandmother helps too - cross-referencing 1415 & 1914
thinkinghistory.co.uk/MedievalFami...

Sunday morning and planning my session for Y7s visiting The Leeds Library on Tuesday. Just like 50 years ago in my first year teaching! Breakdown of timings, questions to ask, takeaways to identify, an extra source or two in case we finish early - hearing aids to charge ... didn't do that 50 yrs ago

I'm sure it will go really well and be a really memorable experience for the students - and for you.

Many congratulations - really pleased to see you've been awarded an Honorary Fellowship - thoroughly deserved and long may your contributions to the community continue!

Joyous news! Lancashire have won their first county championship match of the season. As I'm just starting a chapter about the Redmayns' involvement in the campaign leading to Agincourt, I'm drawing the optimistic parallel that Lancs, like Henry V, are about to turn despair into triumph -promotion!

Kirkstall costumes mostly home made, with old college curtains having a big role (this was pre-blinds). I hired mine and my lady's costumes. Time flies as this photo shows!

2 memories stick out - 60 little monks running round the cloisters etc after lunch, being 10 year olds again but still in costume. And the looks on the faces of the drivers on the A65 who had to stop for us in costume to cross the road led by my lady on her horse

Most fun - the group of deaf children whose task was grooming our horse, loaned by local farmer whose child was in the group.
Least fun - BBC interviewer who tried to ask me about who i really was and couldn't cope with me staying in role as My Lady's steward.

@apf102.bsky.social Kirkstall c1990 - asked by the abbot (local headteacher) to visit when his Y5 spent day at abbey as monks,all in costume. LTU History students & i went as travellers - we even had a horse - but one of us showed symptoms of the pestilence and the Y5s had to decide if we could stay

I hope it works - Helen's Y7s retained so much of the story from the experience of taking part in the script. Will hope to hear more at SHP though not sure yet how much or which parts of the conference I can get to.

The original script was entirely Kate. My only role was taking part as Henry VIII in the first performance at Fountains with Helen's Y7. They leapt 2 feet in the air when they heard the king's voice behind them and saw a compete stranger in costume. Then i adapted the play for SHP after Kate died

Amazing how much fun we had on what was such a sad occasion - and even sadder to look back on now.