St Albans is a particularly interesting city to me. Most well-known for the Battles of St Albans and the cathedral, the town is chock full of history. If you have a few hours to spare, I highly recommend grabbing the Thameslink out of London and […]

It should be no surprise to anyone reading this, An Historian About Town, would be a proponent of historical travel. Travel is a worthwhile venture for anyone, and is the best education. You learn about the world, you are pushed out of your comfort zone, […]

I know that the thing to do in Cambridge and Oxford is to go punting, but I wasn’t overly set on it. However, our Air BnB host was absolutely amazing, and she highly recommended going punting, as I would get to see many of the […]

Bath does not get the historical credit that it deserves. People wax lyrical about the history to find in York and Oxford and other places, but Bath quietly holds its own. It is one of few UNESCO heritage cities in the world. (Yes, the whole […]

One of the best parts of somewhere like Cambridge is that you are forever tripping over another piece of history, no matter where you are. And a lot of the time, you don’t know its importance until afterwards. Each college has its own story and […]