History in the Making

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Holiday History Bite: Holiday Greenery

Holiday History Bite: Holiday Greenery

This holiday season, I will be sharing different pieces of holiday history for you! Hopefully I can shed some (festive) light on why we observe the traditions that we do around the holiday seasons, and make them even more enjoyable. Christmas and the holiday season […]

Top 10 Style History Books, Part I

Top 10 Style History Books, Part I

In the past 60 years, fashion and style history has been recognised as a legitimate field of study. Although it can still be brushed off as inconsequential, I think that most historians, and most people, understand that the history of clothing can tell us a […]

What Makes Certain History Popular? The State of History Blogging

What Makes Certain History Popular? The State of History Blogging

What makes certain history popular? Why do people wax lyrical about their love of the Tudors but completely ignore the Stuarts? And why is UK history prized above all else? Although you might love an area of history, your readers might have no interest in […]

Royal Crescent Snapshot

Royal Crescent Snapshot

Bath is a fascinating city. There is Roman history, Austen history, Georgian history, fashion history, and many others. (I would argue there is literally something for everyone….) It is possibly one of the most gorgeous cities that I have ever seen, and I can understand […]

4 Books to Get Lost In

4 Books to Get Lost In

With the Northern Hemisphere now being plunged into the icy depths of winter, there has never been a better time to spend an afternoon or two getting lost in a new book. If you are anything like me, you can always convince yourself that there […]