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Tag Archives: The Great War

The Great War in Europe, World War I, 1914-18

Finish writing one novel, begin another.

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Helen Johnson
Yorkshire roses

Bladesmith After two years living with an 11th century teenager, I finished writing my novel of the Harrying of the North. Bladesmith tells of Gudrid, an 11th century Yorkshire blacksmith’s Continue Reading →

Posted in 11th Century, Fiction, Yorkshire | Tagged 11th century, fiction, historical fiction, The Great War, Yorkshire

Dear Mrs Pennyman…

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Helen Johnson
Roisin Higgins leads the Pennyman letters study

War memorials all over the country display sorrowful lists of men killed in the Great War. But what of the families they left behind?  What of wives and mothers left Continue Reading →

Posted in History and Archaeology, Journalism, Yorkshire | Tagged 20th century history, Dalesman Magazine, History and Archaeology, journalism, places to visit, The Great War, Women's history, Yorkshire

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