We are now officially in the last quarter of 2023. As someone who loves autumn and the holiday season, I love this time. While I’m not a fan of scary things, I do enjoy the mysteries that pervade autumn and take advantage of the season to enjoy appropriately mysterious reading. And of course, Blogmas will be coming with the holiday season (though not for a bit!) I thought that ahead of all of the chaos of this time of year, I would do a blog update and lay out the plans for the next three months.
Regular Series
I do have several regular series on the go right now, and those will be continuing on. If you’ve missed them:
Court Painters– We are looking at the painters whose portraits allow us a visual of the royal courts of history.
Behind the Ballet– We share the synopsis, history, and highlights of popular ballets so that you can enjoy your visit to the theatre!
Consort of the Month– Rather a companion to my Monarch of the Month series, each month we explore a different consort from history and give them the spotlight that they are often denied!
Books If You Love…– I take the period dramas that you love and make book lists for you to enjoy when you just need more of it! (The recommendations are both fiction and non-fiction)
An Historian About Town Substack Newsletter
This is something that I am quite proud of- October marks the six month anniversary of the An Historian About Town substack newsletter. The newsletter has exclusive content that you won’t find on the blog:
-Book previews for upcoming releases
-Favourite historical links, episodes, and videos (and why I think that you will love them!)
-Period drama reviews and recommendations
-An exclusive history piece
The newsletter is paid- it is $5CAD/month or $50CAD/year. I understand that this is a tight financial time for everyone; the money that I earn from the newsletter goes back into the blog to pay for my hosting and registration, and will hopefully allow me to purchase more books and subscribe to services (for a short period) in order to share more information and help you decide if things are for you. I am very proud of the sheer amount of free history and culture content that I’m able to provide without any paywall- the goal of my blog is to make history widely accessible. It is quite expensive to run a website, though, not including the time involved, and I very much appreciate any support.
You can find my substack here to subscribe: https://anhistorianabouttown.substack.com/.
October- Royal Mysteries
As I mentioned above, I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to scary things. However, I will be braving some royal mysteries for you in October. Do not expect the posts to be graphic or descriptive of violence, but I will be diving into some lingering royal mysteries. (Not all will be murder/death related!)
And of course, you will be getting many more mystery book recommendations.
Blogmas- 25 November Launch
Blogmas, my favourite time of the blogging year! I get to share my love of holiday history with all of you and hopefully make your holiday season a little bit cosier. If you are newer to the blog, Blogmas is a period on the blog where I have daily holiday-themed posts. (There are a few exceptions to this theme- there will be a few non-holiday posts throughout.) And as you might expect for the blog, I focus on holiday history and traditions.
Blogmas will start on Saturday 25 November 2023! In addition to holiday history, I will also be bringing holiday recipes back, and book, film, and DIY recommendations. While I do have most of my posts written already, please let me know if there is anything you would like to see covered for Blogmas.
If you have any questions about this blog update, or if there is something you would like to see on the blog, please feel free to reach out!
Cheers,
The Historian
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