Helen Pugh<p>Today is St Ethelburg’s Day!</p><p>Or it's sometimes recorded as 9th July. We can celebrate on both days!</p><p>6th February is also the feast day of her husband, King Ine.</p><p>Ethelburg. Queen of Wessex. Battle leader. Traveller. Pilgrim. Nun. </p><p>There's a whole chapter about the fascinating Ethelburg in Unsung Women in Somerset. Out now! books2read.com/unsung</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/6february" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>6february</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/saint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnsungWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnsungWomen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/womenInSomerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womenInSomerset</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/somerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>somerset</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doulting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doulting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/histdons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histdons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wessex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wessex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/angloSaxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>angloSaxon</span></a></p>