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• Portrait of the Week: Henrietta Maria

  

  Henrietta Maria when a Princess of France, unknown artist, c1620-40. Photo: Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Mary Jane Kelly – International Woman of Mystery

  

  For those of you who missed it, here is the original draft (I made some amendments on the day) of the talk I gave at the 2013 Jack the Ripper Conference about... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• WriteIdea Fest 2013

  

  Well, hello there! Sorry for going all quiet again but I’ve been working on the plan for what will be my SIXTH BOOK. I THINK I know what it’s going to be but... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Royal Childhood at Buckingham Palace

  

  Photograph of HM Queen Elizabeth II when Princess Elizabeth of York with Princess Margaret when Princess Margaret of York, with groom, c. 1933. Photo: Royal... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Jack the Ripper Doll

  

  Now that I have managed to finish my Jack the Ripper novel From Whitechapel, I decided to commemorate this occasion by commissioning a little Jack the Ripper... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Royal Collection 2014

  

  The Royal Collection have just announced their programme of exhibitions for 2014 and I have to say it’s a bit exciting!First of all is the brilliant news that... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Jack the Ripper Conference 2013

  

  Christ Church, Spitalfields.Crikey, WHAT a weekend! I have no idea where to start but I promised an update about the Jack the Ripper Conference so here it is! Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Off to Ripper Con 2013

  

  Hello there everyone! Sorry that I’ve been so quiet lately but I’ve been really caught up with finishing off my Jack the Ripper novel From Whitechapel (which... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Tower of London at Twilight

  

  Last week I was lucky enough to be invited by the amazing crew at Historic Royal Palaces to take part in a very special private twilight tour of the Tower of... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Ripper Street Returns

  

  I’ve been bouncing up and down with excitement about this all day but the second series of Ripper Street starts tonight at 9pm on BBC One. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Dress of the Week – a Duchess’ Wedding Dress

  

  I’ve had this picture on my dashboard for almost a week now so that I can admire its absolute perfection but wasn’t sure how to share it with all of you until... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• I Love You Oscar Wilde

  

  Oscar Wilde. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.Like a lot of mawkish teenage girls with a bent towards the GOTHIC, I had a bit of a crush on Oscar Wilde... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Marie Antoinette on the Way to the Guillotine

  

  , JL David, 1793. Photo: Musée Louvre.‘The majority of the crowd was curiously silent until she reached the Rue St Honoré, where the stalwarts of the Revolution... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 BOOKS, HISTORY

• Marie Antoinette, 16th October 1793

  

  The woman appears much older than her thirty seven years, dressed in a shabby rusty black gown with a patina of faded mould around the hem and a crumpled fichu... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Little Minette

  

  I’m a big fan of Deri Dolls, which are super cute customisable little felt dolls made by the very lovely Andreia in Portugal and I’m sure that many of you are... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Cheapside Hoard: London’s Lost Jewels

  

  The Cheapside Hoard. Photo: Museum of London. Last Thursday, I was fortunate enough to spend the morning at Museum of London at the press preview for the... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• This Week!

  

  Homemade sushi!/My big mug/amazing present from my friends Mike and Tish – it’s the 1889 POVERTY MAP/oh yum at Wagamama.Haha, it’s been a long time since I... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Elizabeth I and Her People

  

  Elizabeth I ‘The Ermine Portrait’, attributed to Hilliard, 1585. Photo: Marquess of Salisbury, Hatfield House.I’m super busy right now but thought I’d just... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• They Shall Not Pass – the Battle of Cable Street, 1936

  

  Like a lot of people who come from old East End families, the fourth of October is pretty much engraved on my heart as the date of the Battle of Cable Street,... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Guildhall Gothic

  

  Mother, Dan Hillier, 2006. Photo: Dan Hillier.I was lucky enough to be invited along to see the superb new Victoriana: The Art of Revival exhibition at the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY