The late winter and early spring are always a busy time on An Historian About Town. There are always themes for posts- Sundays are Culture/Books, Mondays are History, and Wednesdays are Book Bites! (Fridays are Style File Friday with Fashion History but those are currently on hiatus for the winter.) I also have different themes and focuses for different months, and I like to share that with you lovely readers ahead of time. Here is what to expect on An Historian About Town through the end of spring 2024!
March 2024- Women’s History Month
March is not actually Women’s History Month in Canada (it’s in October here), but given that the majority of my readers are in the UK and US, I mark it in March and October! While I do cover a lot of women’s history on the blog, it is front and centre for the whole month. And that includes focusing on female authors for books, female artists and creators in culture, and female figures in history. There are so many incredible women deserving of our attention, and there is no better time to dial in. You can expect female playwrights, lesser known royal women, fantastic new biographies, and more!
May 2024- Royal Tour Month
For May 2024, I debated on a few different themes. (If you are newer to An Historian About Town, I pick a theme to focus on for the month with at least one post a week.) And after a lot of consideration, I’ve decided to focus on royal tours- my own area of research! When people think of royal tours now, they think of Queen Elizabeth II or the then-Prince Charles arriving somewhere in the Commonwealth for a walkabout where they shake hands. However, there is so much more to royal tours.
We will be looking at royal tours beginning in the sixteenth century through to the present, and across many different countries! And not only which royals were going where, but the other parties involved and what would happen. Hint: it’s not quite as boring as you might think! We tend to assume that the “soft power” royal tours and visits that we see now in the twenty-first century are what they always have been, but that is absolutely not the case…
The Best Books to Read If You Love… Returns!
My most popular series of the last few years is back, too! My period drama book lists where I give my best book recs for particular period dramas are in the queue. Without meaning to, I’ve now created lists for several more period dramas (new and old), and I’m quite happy to share them. I will say, BookTok and Bookstagram don’t seem to love historical fiction and the like, so I’m happy to share my recommendations with like-minded folks. (History for all!)
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