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The website of Kate Morris, teacher of English and social historian.

Established for over twenty-five years, HOMESTAY Hertfordshire has provided individual residential tailored courses for foreign speaking professional people. Courses have drawn on the wealth of cultural resources available in St Albans and its surrounding area. Only 20 miles or 20 minutes by train from London and with easy access from London’s airports, St Albans is an accessible microcosm of Englishness and offers attractions which represent all aspects of English history.

As a social historian, Kate Morris provided her own materials for her clients, and has published many works on aspects of the history of St Albans, including, most recently, a history of the charming St Michael’s village, now a suburb of the town.

For more information about her historical research and publications, click here.

About Kate

Kate Morris graduated from the universities of Edinburgh and York in history and historical research. Also a trained linguist, she worked in university and institutional libraries for 25 years before establishing an English language and cultural induction business in St Albans. Writing materials and arranging tours for clients drew on her own research into the city’s history. Much of this has now been published.

An active member of the St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society (SAHAAS),she served as its President from 1999 to 2000, has encouraged research into local history topics and still organises local history seminars for them.

Also active in the public life of the City, Kate served on the District Council for three municipal terms, and as Mayor in 2008/9.

Personal

Kate was born in 1941 the daughter of Sir John Bolton in the Isle of Man.  Having been educated at a boarding school in North Wales, she would not return to the island to live, though still has links with it. After higher education in Scotland and Germany, she travelled and worked in both the United States and New Zealand before settling to a career in London and the Home Counties.

Graduating  MA at Edinburgh University in 1963, Kate has since gained DipLib at University College London, Cert Tefl at Oaklands College, and has also undertaken training in management studies and translation work. In the year 2000 she obtained an MA in Historical Research at the University of York.