Dr Hetta Howes

Pretty unbelievable to see Poet Mystic Widow Wife advertised ON THE TUBE!!! 🤯🤯🤯

If I ever get time to read again I’m desperate to get stuck into Mere by Danielle Giles and Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling. They both look phenomenal (and right up my street).

I had the LOVELIEST time chatting with @GoingMedieval about the Wife of Bath for @HistoryHit podcast Gone Medieval. You can listen here! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cha…

Medieval women’s ideas about heaven were inspired by the visions and sufferings they experienced, says Hetta Howes churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…

A little something I wrote on medieval women imagining the afterlife for @ChurchTimes churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…

I remember crying in a faculty meeting in Cambridge. Two thoughts. When I walked out (to disguise it) ,only one guy came out to find out if I was ok. I still remember, GH, thank you. The other is can’t we let people cry? Maybe it is the right reaction.

'Beowulf is a poem about macho culture. Women do put in appearances, but they are rarely centre stage.' Hetta Howes on masculinity and misogyny in Beowulf the-tls.co.uk/literature-by-…

Can chronic lack of sleep make you a better writer? Asking for a friend.

Huge thanks to @HettaHowes for her enlightening Julian Lecture 2025. Please read the screenshot from the parish (also in its Alt-text for screenreaders) sharing their joy in welcoming everyone today. #JulianOfNorwich #JulianLecture #FriendsOfJulian #RevelationsOfDivineLove

Hands up who made it along to the Dragon Hall yesterday? There’s plenty more tomorrow, when Hetta Howes gives the Julian Lecture tomorrow: The Julian Lecture and Festival 9th-10th May 2025 – Friends of Julian of Norwich No need to book. #JulianOfNorwich #JulianLecture

.@simonparke celebrates Julian of Norwich and her shock value churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…

When did you first hear of Julian of Norwich? 650 yrs old and still relevant. A joy to be leading the Writing Julian festival workshop 13 May ✍️📝 #julian650 ⁦@JuliansShowings⁩ #julianofnorwich ⁦@WritersCentre⁩

Julian of Norwich lecture and festival event 2025... Friends of Julian is hosting The Julian Lecture alongside a joint event with the National Centre for Writing in Norwich next weekend. networknorwich.co.uk/Articles/71503… @JuliansShowings

May 8th is Julian of Norwich's Feast Day so why not celebrate by reading about her extraordinary life in Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife by Hetta Howes! Out now in hardback!

Tomorrow (9 May) ahead of her Julian Lecture on Saturday, Hetta Howes will appear with Catherine Coldstream in conversation with @LomasSal at the Dragon Hall. Tickets selling fast but still available at time of posting: nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/events/breakin… #JulianOfNorwich

I was super excited to cover one of our best sources on viking cultural practice... which was written by an Arab traveller. I love how the medieval world is so much more interconnected than most people assume, and how it is full of inquisitive adventurous people. Check it out!

Lily of the Valley is one of the lillies of #Easter. Originally linked to Ostara, the ancient Germanic goddess of spring, the flower symbolises the arrival of new light & life. Fairies are said to drink from its cups & it also protects gardens from evil spirits. #FolkloreSunday

We hope you can join us next Thursday 10th, 6.30pm here @Hatchards when @PaulMMCooper will be discussing the #FallOfCivilizations in conversation with @HettaHowes - it'll be fascinating! Tkts &c. PaulCooperAtHatchards.eventbrite.co.uk