And then dear reader it was Christmas 2019. Thank you all for reading the History Jar this year as I have meandered through history and made the odd spelling mistake en route. Thank you to all who have commented, corrected and shared.

I hope that some of my enthusiasm for history has communicated itself in this year’s posts and that you will continue with me into 2020.

I shall continue to unravel the Plantagenets into the new year then resume the Norman story with more on their struggle for power. Inevitably I shall digress – The Fishpool Treasure will definitely be featuring soon.

I trust that you will all receive a goodly parcel of history books that you can’t put down until the very last page.