Anna Campbell

Medieval Ecclesiastical Historian. Publisher. Analyst. Politics junkie.

[Anna Campbell @AnnaRCampbell40]

@AnneEBailey1 Went there last year. It's incredible!

[Anna Campbell @AnnaRCampbell40]

@CarlBovisNature Absolutely stunning!

[Anna Campbell @AnnaRCampbell40]

@AnneEBailey1 I went there ages 10 or 11. Left lasting impression, though I wasn't into saints much at the time!!

[Tom Holland @holland_tom]

Following in the footsteps of England’s first historian!

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

*IMPORTANT*
Please read & share, it could save you or a loved one from a lifetime of chronic system-wide illness. 🙏❤️

Today I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease.😔
I was bitten by 4 ticks 30 days ago & had a red rash come up around one of the bites, that soon started spreading.
As there was no 'bullseye', I didn't think it was Lyme, I assumed it was just a reaction, especially as the rash wasn't painful or itchy..(see photo)
It WAS Lyme!
Any rash around a tick bite is diagnostic.
I didn't know this. 😕
I was bitten at Shapwick Heath on the Somerset Levels.
I've since learnt some areas of the UK have a higher risk of Lyme, and the Somerset Levels is one of them.
If you go out in the countryside, take care... stick to paths and try to avoid brushing up against vegetation, that's how the ticks get on you.
Always check yourself over for ticks when you get home. The longer a tick is attached to you, the higher the chance of infection.
If you find a tick, don't panic, remove it carefully with a tick removal tool or tweezers, being careful not to squeeze the tick.
Keep an eye on the bite for the next month... if a rash starts to develop at the site of the bite in that time, go to your doctor ASAP!
Explain that you were bitten by the tick, and have now developed a rash at the site... they will prescribe antibiotics, usually Doxycycline, for at least 3 weeks.
You may be asked to have a blood test too, but these aren't reliable in the early stages of Lyme, insist on starting the antibiotics immediately.
Sometimes, you don't even get a rash. In these cases, if you get flu-like symptoms in the 30 days after a tick bite, go and see a doctor, it's probably Lyme Disease and you'll need antibiotics.
Many people with debilitating advanced Lyme Disease didn't see the signs, or they just ignored them.
Lyme Disease is usually curable in the early stages, but can become a chronic lifelong illness affecting every system in your body, if left untreated! 😔
I'm not posting this to scare anybody, but because I was ignorant to the rash, and if it hadn't been for my youngest daughter badgering me to get it checked out, I'd not be sat here taking antibiotics for Lyme Disease... I wouldn't even know I had it, and many of the later symptoms are confused with other illnesses!
A case in point is the fabulous musician @Renmakesmusic, who was only diagnosed with Lyme Disease 6 years after being infected! 😯
He really suffered in those years, spending much of it in bed, too ill to get up, but not having a clue what he was suffering with.

I'm obviously no medical expert, all I've written here has come from my own research & experience, so in case there are some inaccuracies, learn more from @UKLyme 🙏
However, you get the picture... if this post prevents just one person getting advanced Lyme Disease, I'd be delighted!
Prevention is better than cure, so please be careful out there!
Don't be ignorant to the dangers of ticks, rashes and Lyme Disease.. don't be like me! 🙏❤️

[Anna Campbell @AnnaRCampbell40]

@CarlBovisNature Poppies but all 4 are lovely

[OFMConv @OFMConv_en]

Franciscan studies grow
At Durham University, 150 participants gathered for an international conference, marking the launch of the Duns Scotus Chair and advancing Franciscan scholarship, formation, and global academic collaboration.
https://t.co/S45m9JhzVw

[Eccles @BruvverEccles]

Congratulations to St John on his gold medal in the running-to-the-tomb event. The silver medal goes to St Peter. #HappyEaster

[German Embassy London @GermanEmbassy]

Germany is celebrating the late Queen!

A special stamp marks what would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday on 21 April. It honours her legacy and work towards reconciliation between the UK and Germany.

[The Rest Is History @TheRestHistory]

For those who want deeper context on the history of US-Iranian relations, our recent series on the history of the Iranian Revolution explains why hatred of the US has always been central to the Iranian regime, as well as why the US has seen post-1979 Iran as a threat of the highest order.

The whole series is available to watch here: https://t.co/l7rcgkD6u6

Or to listen to here: https://t.co/DCzorQsdph

[Anna Campbell @AnnaRCampbell40]

@CarlBovisNature Love this!

[Anna Campbell @AnnaRCampbell40]

@AnneEBailey1 Lovely!

[Anna Campbell @AnnaRCampbell40]

@CarlBovisNature These are stunning!

[Anna Campbell @AnnaRCampbell40]

@DrFrancisYoung Is that the one near-ish Cambridge? I always feel for it among all the roadworks.

[Anna Campbell @AnnaRCampbell40]

My latest essay is in this collection. Brilliant editors and fellow contributors.

[Medieval Updates @MedievalUpdates]

Within Walls: Experience of Enclosure in Christian Female Spiritualities (From Late Antiquity to Early Modern Period), eds. J Lewandowska, A Rosillo-Luque (@Brepols, Nov 2025)
https://t.co/EqbIiz5gVl
https://t.co/yfKdh80J8D
#medievaltwitter #medievalstudies #medievalmonasticism

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

A major news story that will not get the coverage it deserves:

Over 300 schoolchildren and 12 teachers have been abducted by gunmen from St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state.
This updates an earlier count of 215 schoolchildren.
The students are male and female, ranging in age from 10 to 18.
Their kidnapping happened four days after 25 schoolchildren were seized in similar circumstances in neighboring Kebbi state.
Nobody yet claimed responsibility.

[Anna Campbell @AnnaRCampbell40]

@CarlBovisNature Wow! Beautiful!

[Anna Campbell @AnnaRCampbell40]

@NotThatBigIan Brilliant show!

[Giles Fraser @giles_fraser]

Apparently telling a loved one that they are loved and precious and you don’t want them to commit suicide is now “coercion”. This is Orwellian darkness. Up is down, black is white, goodness is evil. What a wicked thing this bill is.

[REFORC @REFORConsortium]

Jennifer Powell Mcnutt and Herman Selderhuis have been awarded with the Sixteenth Century Society’s John Tedeschi Prize for the best reference work: The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and the Reformation.

They would like to express their gratitute to all the contributors!