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Today, I’m really excited to be writing a book review of the upcoming Lionessheart by historian Catherine Hanley. The topic of the book is the exact type of history I love to read (and write!) and so I couldn’t wait to dive in and share my thoughts with you all. NB, I was sent a…
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Surviving historical artefacts are so interesting to write about because there are so many strands of history they can illuminate for us. It could be teaching us about artwork and design popular in another time period, it can show us the skill of craftsmen from centuries or millennia ago, and in the case of the…
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With the start of a new year, and time to reflect over the winter break, I’ve made some decisions about the blog and its future that I thought were worth putting in a blog post. If you follow my newsletter, then you’ll know that in my last post before Christmas I recounted that 2024 was…
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When tracing the lives of women who lived millennia ago, extracting the real history from the subsequent myth and legend can be difficult. This is certainly the case with Trưng Trắc and her sister, Trưng Nhị, two Vietnamese noblewomen who lived in the first century AD. The sisters led a heroic revolt against the Chinese,…
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I am pleased to host another fantastic interview, with author Emily Murdoch Perkins. Emily Murdoch Perkins is an historian and author with a varied career to date: from medieval manuscripts to researching documentaries to marketing, and now, historical non-fiction. She lives with her supportive husband, eats more cheese than is good for her, and is…
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I am really excited to finally reveal the details of my next book! Coming October 2024 (November 2024 for my US followers) is my third history book, Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens. I cannot wait for this beautiful book to be out in the world! Something of…
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I’m very excited to introduce a wonderful guest post by author Aimee Fleming. Aimee is a Mum, dog-mum, and historian from North Yorkshire. Passionate about history from an early age and finding a fascination with the Tudors through school and university, she now writes about the stories of people, some well-known and others not-so-much, who…
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I recently had the pleasure of visiting Paris for a weekend, and with my limited time I knew I needed to go and visit a stunning medieval marvel that I’ve wanted to see for years. My visit most certainly did not disappoint, and so I had to share the history of this wonderful place with…
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Having spent the last few months deep in the quagmires of finishing my third book, I haven’t had much time for anything apart from working and writing. So, when the opportunity came for me to read for pleasure again, I was glad to already have a book sitting and waiting on my bookshelf. It was…
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