This week’s post is a day early but I am hoping that everyone will forgive me, as I wanted to make sure I posted for Halloween. While I am not a massive fan of Halloween (as an admittedly easily-scared individual), there is one element of […]

Given that I strongly believe that we need more non-fiction history books written by women, it is only fitting that my last book recommendation of Women’s History Month is a fantastic new book written by a woman! As someone who has a small dog (a […]

Although women make up half of the population and thus you would think would be more represented in history, much of what is published still focuses on men- military histories, political histories, religious histories that largely exclude women. And a large number of period dramas […]

Fashion history is largely pushed aside for being too “feminine”- even in 2026, it is considered to be unserious and shallow. However, we all wear clothing and jewellery, and what we wear communicates things to those around us. (Even if the message is “I do […]

Last week I shared my favourite female literary biographies– as an historian, non-fiction tends to grab me right away. (And I know that that isn’t true of a lot of people, so I always try to share interesting bios/histories.) However, I also love reading fiction, […]