Caroline Spearing

Leading authority on Latin comedy vegetables. University of Exeter.

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@ArmandDAngour Isn’t it?

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A not atypical sentence from Hugh Thomas, Rivers of Gold (2010), and largely reviewed favourably. Do I (a) throw the book away in disgust or (b) carry on with gritted teeth? And if (a), what alternative history of Early Modern Latin America might I read?

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@PostFilm Reminds me of my favourite ever: Ca? (4)

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@PostFilm Scrambled eggs!

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@ArmandDAngour @thetimes We have indeed

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@ArmandDAngour @thetimes No, but my elegíacs left much to be desired.

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@AsheLaura He’s let you down, he’s let the whole family down, but worst of all he’s let himself down.

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@HillviewHP @The_RHS Thanks so much! Nothing to report as yet alas

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When I was diagnosed with cancer I pictured sipping mint tea in the gardens of cancer charities in between yoga and reflexology appointments.

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But when it comes to showing compassion to one individual cancer sufferer, the door can’t be slammed hard enough or fast enough.

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We can all nod sagely at the importance of gardening to wellbeing and recovery.

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Absolutely horrified that a radiotherapy appointment for breast cancer wasn’t considered a good enough reason to get a refund for my £78 restaurant booking at at the Chelsea Flower Show. Good to know where people’s priorities lie. @The_RHS #chelseaflowershow @Eventist_Group

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We (Charlotte Gauthier @FaraiUnVers, Caroline Spearing and I) have been awarded National Lottery Heritage Funding to fund our heritage project at @StBartholomews!
The project, 'What Makes a Londoner?', explores modern London identities through the lives of Londoners 1540-1640.⬇️

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@SimonPulleyn Deffo mahonia. Vicious spikes beneath the scent.

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@SimonPulleyn Named for the notorious rent-collector Josiah Tweezer and his precision methods of extortion.

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I just asked my MP to engage in the parliamentary debate on supply chain fairness. You can too. #GetFairAboutFarming @riverford @UKsustain https://t.co/QliSurCREr

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@PseudoJonathan @ArmandDAngour In my experience, not only are undergraduates generally more familiar with Greco-Roman mythology than the Bible, universities feel more comfortable providing information about the former than the latter.