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• Fashion Rules: Restyled

  

  A trip to beautiful Kensington Palace is always a massive high point of the year for me as I love visiting it so much. It’s just such a beautiful old building... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution

  

  First of all, I am going to apologise for being so quiet over the past few months. As I’ve mentioned on here a few times, I suffer from severe depression and... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Crime Museum Uncovered

  

  The opening of the new Museum of London exhibition every October is one of the high points of my year as they always have amazingly imaginative displays that... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Crucible, Bristol Old Vic

  

  Although it was no doubt the bane of many other students’ lives, I remember absolutely loving Arthur Miller’s The Crucible as a teenager and read my copy severa... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Clarence House

  

  This photograph is issued to end-user media only. Single use only. Photographs must not be archived or sold on.Exterior of Clarence House. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Lost Life of Eva Braun

  

  A depressingly long time ago, as a fresh faced young undergraduate at the University of Nottingham, I signed up to a module devoted to art in Nazi Germany, whic... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Scandalous Lady W

  

  I remember thoroughly enjoying Hallie Rubenhold's brilliant The Scandalous Lady W (originally published in the UK as Lady Worsley's Whim) when I read it... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Marianne and France

  

  One of my definite highlights from last year was finally seeing inside Windsor Castle – however, although I very much enjoyed poking around the gloriously... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Dismaland

  

  “This event is so much more than just an art show, well, two things more. It’s got a bar and a cinema. Think of this as a fairground that embraces brutality... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Buckingham Palace, Summer 2015

  

  My blog has provided me with several pinching myself to check that it is real moments over the years but perhaps none were quite so grand or amazing as Wednesda... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Poldark Competition!

  

  I am still so in love with the recent BBC adaptation of Poldark that I had a dream about it last night. Not that I’m complaining, mind as after all, who wouldn’... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Camp Bestival 2015

  

  This is the story of how I went to a festival by accident. It may involve some Withnail and I quotes. There may also, as is traditional, be some occasional wry... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Penny Dreadful

  

  As it’s well known that I am of a somewhat goth persuasion, it’s probably of absolutely NO SURPRISE to absolutely anyone that I am a massive fan of the series... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• London Trip: Day Three

  

  Gosh, it seems like AGES ago that we got back from our impromptu family visit to London and I still haven’t finished bombarding you with posts about what we... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Phryne Fisher Fashion

  

  I have now run out of Miss Fisher’s Murders episodes to watch and probably have one hell of a wait to endure before the third season of Phryne Fisher’s escapade... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Love for Love at Bristol Old Vic

  

  One of the best things about living in Bristol (and let’s be fair, there are MANY great things about living in this amazing, vibrant city) is being able to... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries

  

  Who doesn't love a really good Netflix binge? I know that I certainly do! We don't actually watch normal terrestrial television because ugh reality shows and... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Greenwich Maritime Museum

  

  When I was a very little girl, I used to spend a lot of time in London visiting my great grandmother and other family members. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Dover Castle

  

  Thank you so much to everyone who entered my recent English Heritage giveaway! The winner has been notified and will hopefully have their membership cards in... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Roman Baths

  

  Even though I have lived in the West Country for over ten years, I am ashamed to admit that until just a few weeks ago I had never set foot inside the famous... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY