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Bessie Yuill is an independent journalist and writer based in the North-East of England. Her writing about culture and history has been published in Slate, Buzzfeed, Discover Magazine and The Independent.
The historical reputation of Trota through the years shows how the mores of a current society can restrict contemporary understanding of a figure from the past.