
Mary Bateson: The Story of the Nations • Monasteries and the Church in Medieval England
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Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ Hello, a very good, if late Wednesday evening. Today’s episode is just one thing: a reading from the wonderful history book by Mary Bateson. However there are the usually interruptions and tangents. It’s obviously just for those interested in church and monastic history and/or those who like a bit of chattering. I find it all jolly fascinating.🤓 Sending you HUGE joy and love 🎈🙋♀️ Gretel x Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to ...
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Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. We’ve reached over 90,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based...
Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. We’ve reached over 90,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based...
Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. We’ve reached over 90,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based...
Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️ Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. We’ve reached over 90,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based...