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Kenneth Kunkel
- Jul 30
- 5 min
The Battle of Teutoburg Forest
by Kenneth Kunkel A big “So what!” Not quite. First, some context. It’s 9 C.E. (Common Era) Early September. Three personalities lead the...
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Helen Barrell
- Jul 30
- 5 min
Pioneering Women of Veterinary Science and WW2
By Helen Barrell / Ellie Curzon One night, I dreamt that I was somewhere in the early twentieth century, and I was working as a...
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DK Marley
- Oct 20, 2023
- 3 min
Women in Aviation in the Second World War
A Guest Post by Helena P. Schrader The Second World War was the first conflict in which women played a role in aviation. In the Soviet...
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DK Marley
- Oct 18, 2023
- 4 min
Airmen Who Lost the Confidence of Their Officers During WWII
A Guest Post by Helena P. Schrader In April 1940 some Royal Air Force bomber crews stopped volunteering for operations in the face of...
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Pam Lecky
- Aug 29, 2023
- 4 min
Amelia Edwards: A Victorian Trailblazer
Amelia Edwards was a fascinating woman who popped her head above the parapet of convention and made a real impact in her own lifetime....
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Vivienne Brereton
- Aug 28, 2023
- 7 min
Come and Party Like it's 1520!
Guest post by Vivienne Brereton How could any of us have known back in 2019, when so many preparations were being made for the 500th...
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Pam Lecky
- Aug 27, 2023
- 4 min
Next Stop: King's Cross Underground!
Early History of King’s Cross The area now known as King’s Cross is reputedly an ancient crossing point of the River Fleet, and it is...
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Pam Lecky
- Aug 25, 2023
- 2 min
Dublin's School for Sweeps
One of the most deplorable uses of child labour in 19th century Ireland was for the sweeping of chimneys. A master sweep would obtain...
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Marcia Peck
- Jun 30, 2023
- 7 min
Tethered to the Past
Featured Spotlight by Marcia Peck Set on Cape Cod in the 1950’s, WATER MUSIC: A Cape Cod Story recalls a time when the Cape was something...
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Elizabeth Keysian
- Jun 21, 2023
- 14 min
The Written Sources for Arthurian Britain
Statue of the legendary King Arthur, at Tintagel, Cornwall Did King Arthur really exist? That’s a question many people have asked over...
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Vivienne Brereton
- Jun 18, 2023
- 5 min
A Tudor Rose By Any Other Name
The advice for writers, especially those writing historical fiction, is to choose the first names of your characters with care, making...
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Wendy J Dunn
- Jun 17, 2023
- 4 min
Being Privy to Tudor Privies
Dear Reader, A large part of this article (first written by me in 1999) was lifted from my website and used without permission by Terry...
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Brooke Allen
- Jun 16, 2023
- 5 min
A Coin's Tale
For those of you who have not yet started the Antonius Trilogy adventure or if you're in the middle of it, my ebooks are now available on...
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DK Marley
- May 16, 2023
- 6 min
"The Prisoner Hospital: a Haven at Auschwitz" - Bookouture's Amanda Lees
GUEST POST from Bookouture's Amanda Lees From the beginning of the horror that was the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, there was...
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Wendy J Dunn
- May 15, 2023
- 17 min
Revising Anne Boleyn
Defiled is my name full sore Through cruel spite and false report, That I may say for evermore, Farewell, my joy! adieu comfort! For...
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Tim Walker
- May 7, 2023
- 4 min
Totnes Castle and Britain's Origin Myth
The confines of Covid-19 Lockdown were akin to being imprisoned on false charges. However, I was let out for good behaviour (otherwise...
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Mary Ann Bernal
- Apr 22, 2023
- 4 min
The Great Announcement
St Lawrence Church, North Hinksey (nave, south window) Understanding the Mindset of the Times Religion played a pivotal role in daily...
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Catherine Meyrick
- Apr 20, 2023
- 10 min
Wanted, A Wife
A few months back, while looking at the Wanted ads in issues of the Hobart Mercury of 1878, I was surprised to find, in amongst those for...
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Penny Hampson
- Apr 16, 2023
- 6 min
The Falmouth Packet Service
If you’re a reader of Regency historical fiction, you may perhaps have come across references to packet ships and wondered what they...
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Judith Arnopp
- Apr 15, 2023
- 5 min
Henry Tudor at Raglan Castle
At the start of the wars of the roses Margaret Beaufort was a relatively insignificant member of the house of Lancaster but after years...
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