Dr Claire Kennan, Bader College Research Coordinator. In March 2023, a group of students came together to record some scenes from the play Making Moonshine! written by local resident Verily Anderson in 1957-8. Now kept safely in our archive, the play is set in ‘Swirling Castle’, a clear fictionalisation of Herstmonceux Castle. The play features…
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Making Moonshine! How an Archived Document was Brought Back to Life
Grace Ewart Our story begins with the tale of Verily Anderson. A young girl whose family made frequent visits to Herstmonceux Castle throughout the 1920’s, as her father was the Rector of a Herstmonceux’s All Saints’ Church. In her memoir, Castellans of Herstmonceux, Anderson detailed life in the castle during the Roaring 20’s through the…
An Ode to Women in Medicine: Celebrating Trota of Salerno
Tecoya Warner The advancements of the medical field we know today seem a bit futuristic when we put ourselves in the shoes of our ancestors. From the creation of vaccines to the wonders of bioimaging and the overall expansion of scientific research, society has made great strides by building on some of the groundwork of…