People often ask me why I chose to study Medieval History in London. I'll tell you why: London has a ton of resources within a 2 mile radius like archives and libraries that contain the things that you normally just read about. We get to look at the actual documents and places where things happened. For example our first field trip is in a couple weeks. We're going to Normandy to see the Bayeux Tapestry and other cool places. That's why I'm here. Where else can you go on a field trip to France?

A little about my classes:
1. Palaeography: is basically learning how to read old scripts. Some are easier than others, but I like to think that my years as a teacher deciphering handwriting has prepared me. It also covers how books and manuscripts were made. It sounds a little boring, but it's actually my favorite class.

2. Latin: a more difficult language than I thought. There are 4 ways to conjugate a verb and each way has six different conjugations. That's just for one tense. Then you get into past tense imperfect verses past tense perfect and there's a total or 24 different ways to conjugate the verbs. I'm getting the hang of it, but have to study every day.

3. Materials and Methods: I have no idea what this class is about. Each week there is a different teacher and a different topic. So far we have talked about the Fine Rolls of Henry III (King John's son). They are rolls which document the money that people promised to pay the king. We've also talked about why archaeologists and historians don't like each other. Needless to say I don't much care for the class. This week we are talking about letters, which could be interesting. Then again it might not.