[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f6nr5zj4a0en4":3,"$fy6oulildcg5h":12},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"excerpt":7,"coverUrl":8,"publishedAt":9,"contentHtml":10,"substackUrl":11},"about-me-66f","About me!","My name is Meg.","My name is Meg.I grew up in south Louisiana and now live in southeast Virginia. I fell in love with medieval England after picking up Dan Jones’s The Plantagenets, and I’ve been reading and researchin","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!MUYH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a64d100-3df9-436e-bfc7-21fb8b6d31f5_450x600.jpeg","2026-08-12T17:12:07.000Z","\u003Ch2>My name is Meg.\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cfigure>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!MUYH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a64d100-3df9-436e-bfc7-21fb8b6d31f5_450x600.jpeg\">\u003Cpicture>\u003Csource type=\"image\u002Fwebp\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!MUYH!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a64d100-3df9-436e-bfc7-21fb8b6d31f5_450x600.jpeg 424w, https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!MUYH!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a64d100-3df9-436e-bfc7-21fb8b6d31f5_450x600.jpeg 848w, https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!MUYH!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a64d100-3df9-436e-bfc7-21fb8b6d31f5_450x600.jpeg 1272w, https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!MUYH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a64d100-3df9-436e-bfc7-21fb8b6d31f5_450x600.jpeg 1456w\">\u003C\u002Fsource>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!MUYH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a64d100-3df9-436e-bfc7-21fb8b6d31f5_450x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fpicture>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>I grew up in south Louisiana and now live in southeast Virginia. I fell in love with medieval England after picking up \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fopen.substack.com\u002Fusers\u002F232837-dan-jones?utm_source=mentions\">Dan Jones\u003C\u002Fa>’s \u003Cem>The Plantagenets\u003C\u002Fem>, and I’ve been reading and researching Anglo-Saxon and English medieval kings, church politics, and early English Christianity ever since.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>I earned my bachelor’s degree in history from Arizona State University with a minor in anthropology. Most of my formal work was focused on Colonial, Revolutionary, and Civil War American history, with some study of Mesoamerican anthropology. I am currently working on a second BA in Bible & Theology.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since finishing my history degree, I’ve spent most of my time reading, researching, and writing about England from the earliest Anglo-Saxon kingdoms through the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. I also write about how Christianity took hold in England during that period and how church leaders, kings, and ordinary people shaped power, belief, and daily life.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>I first found that I really loved the spread of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England after listening to The \u003Cem>British History Podcas\u003C\u002Fem>t episodes on Wilfrid and the Synod of Whitby. My favorite books include \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fopen.substack.com\u002Fusers\u002F232837-dan-jones?utm_source=mentions\">Dan Jones\u003C\u002Fa>’s \u003Cem>The Plantagenets\u003C\u002Fem> and \u003Cem>Summer of Blood\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cem>The White Ship\u003C\u002Fem> by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fopen.substack.com\u002Fusers\u002F94309505-charles-spencer?utm_source=mentions\">Charles Spencer\u003C\u002Fa>, and \u003Cem>The Norman Conquest\u003C\u002Fem> by Marc Morris. I usually post about things that happened on that day or week in history; sometimes I write about church feasts or saints celebrated during the period.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What I enjoy most about MLH is reading the primary sources. It is amazing to read the accounts of people who lived in the time period I’m curious about, especially when those sources connect early Christianity with Viking raids and the early Anglo-Saxon kings.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Coming up\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>In November, I’m starting a reading series called \u003Cem>Reading Dan Jones\u003C\u002Fem>, where I read through my favorite historian’s books in chronological order, with the primary sources he used and other historians alongside. We’ll start by delving into the First Crusade! Just so you know, I’m not affiliated with Dan Jones, I just really love his books!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Who this newsletter is for\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>readers who are curious about medieval England\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>people curious about how Christianity started and spread there\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>anyone who wants stories about kings, battles, early beliefs, people, and church power\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>What makes Meg Loves History different\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>This is more than dates and dynasties. My approach is shaped by:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>my first degree in History and my in-progress degree in Bible & Theology\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>a narrow focus on England from the earliest Anglo-Saxons to 1485\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>a balance between kings, battles, faith, and everyday people\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>clear writing grounded in primary sources, questions, and curiosity\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>What to expect\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>research-backed essays on medieval English history\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>stories about church power, kingship, and the people caught between them\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>occasional Notes on books and sources I’m reading\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>explorations of how faith, authority, and daily life fit together in medieval England\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>a few Notes a week and a weekly On This Day round-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch1>Thanks for reading Meg Loves History! 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