Well, it is difficult to believe that we are once again at the end of the year. And the end of the year means wrap-up posts! In mid-January, An Historian About Town will be celebrating its ten year anniversary, and as such, I’ve been reflecting […]

From me and Agnes, I wish you a very merry Christmas! Wherever you are, whomever you are with, I hope that you are having a wonderful day. While I am grateful every day, I especially want to share how thankful I am for you dear […]

Each year on Christmas Eve, I spent all of the morning (and sometimes the afternoon) reading. I get all of the stressful stuff done ahead so that I can have that time to read. And this is a particularly fun tradition for me this year […]

With her birthday on 24 December, I knew that there was no other choice for our December Consort of the Month other than Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria. Interestingly, while some consorts are known by their birth kingdom than their spouse’s (ie. Queen Mary of Teck), […]

Music is a big part of the holiday season for most of us. We hear it in stores (whether we want to or not), we hear it in holiday productions or performances, we hear it on the radio. And music is tied to a lot […]