tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post7994141175999508364..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Anglo Saxon Kingdoms at the British Library Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-25248147927934151992019-01-27T15:49:43.032+00:002019-01-27T15:49:43.032+00:00I wasn't going to buy it when I went in, but d...I wasn't going to buy it when I went in, but didn't think twice about getting it when I came out. not everything is in it, but enough to help me remember the scale of the exhibition. So far it's been worth it just for the pictures, but I will read through it as well at some point. It feels like £25 well spent. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-29073680981800242652019-01-25T08:12:12.692+00:002019-01-25T08:12:12.692+00:00We really enjoyed it - all the exhibitions we have...We really enjoyed it - all the exhibitions we have been to at the BL have been really well thought out (I have been to some that don't have any story and just seem to be a collection of pretty/interesting things that happen to be vaguely connected). I was surprised at how busy it was- on a weekday in November too. Who knew the Anglo-Saxons were so popular? (Nearly as busy as Harry Potter and the History of Magic).<br /><br />Is the catalogue as good as the exhibition? I didn't buy it at the time, but keep thinking about it.Rhiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-13788797909012366652019-01-20T20:30:30.519+00:002019-01-20T20:30:30.519+00:00Or nations even - one thing I hadn't quite und...Or nations even - one thing I hadn't quite understood where both the distinct divisions within the British land mass, especially in the early part of the period, or the close links with other countries, especially through the church. The big thing for me though was just seeing so much stuff together, rather than odd bits like Bede, or Beowulf. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-86340410905124084492019-01-20T19:30:49.090+00:002019-01-20T19:30:49.090+00:00It sounds like a marvellous experience; it is, som...It sounds like a marvellous experience; it is, sometimes, very difficult to get a grip on a nation but this might work wonders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-87400477243939073112019-01-18T19:39:51.001+00:002019-01-18T19:39:51.001+00:00Go, it's tremendous, 24 hours later I'm st...Go, it's tremendous, 24 hours later I'm still so excited by it, and the sheer volume of things they had. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-10869304221730084052019-01-18T13:36:40.072+00:002019-01-18T13:36:40.072+00:00This sounds wonderful. I'd been meaning to go ...This sounds wonderful. I'd been meaning to go =- thank you for the reminder!Zoehttp://twitter.com/ZoeAnders0nnoreply@blogger.com