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• A Humble Companion

  

  Even though my interest tends more towards eighteenth century France, I still have a certain fondness for shenanigans across the Channel in my own rather less... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Let Them Not Eat Marie Antoinette

  

  Marie Antoinette, François Hubert, c1777-1784. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.One of the nicest things about having this blog is the fact that I get... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg

  

  I’ve been fascinated by the Romanov dynasty for as long as I can remember and in particular the fate of the last Tsar and his family. Well, who isn’t? Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion

  

  Elizabeth I when a Princess, attributed to Scrotes, c1546. Photo: Royal Collection.Well, it looks like 2013 is going to be a bumper year of exhibitions for the... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Happy 2013, You Crazy Kids!

  

  Happy new year! 2012 was a pretty good year for this blog and I’m really hoping that 2013 will be equally as excellent if not MORE SO. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ripper Street

  

  Well, after months of hype and much speculation, we were finally treated to the first episode of Ripper Street on BBC1 this evening. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Maybe the Tudors Aren’t All That Bad…

  

  Anne Boleyn, unknown artist, late sixteenth century. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London. Despite posting here a couple of times about suffering Tudor... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Eric

  

  My grandmother in Trafalgar Square c1950, about five years after the events in this story. Photo: my own.Hope you all had a lovely Christmas! Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Merry Christmas!

  

  Merry Christmas to all my lovely readers! Hope you all have an excellent holidays and get lots of presents but not too drunk.Isn’t the picture lovely? Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Isabelle De Charrière – Belle De Zuylen

  

  Portrait of Isabelle de Charrière, Quentin de la Tour, 1771. Photo: Musée Antoine Lécuyer, Saint-Quentin. As anyone who has read this blog will know, I am... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• It’s War (part One of My Grandmother’s War Stories)

  

  Photograph of my grandmother in Trafalgar Square, c1953. Photo: my own. I went to visit my grandfather in Winchester at the weekend and was thrilled to find a... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• My Writing Year 2012

  

  The end of the year is fast approaching (and if certain people are to be believed, the end of the world too) and I think it’s time to take stock of my progress... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Very Gloomy Victorian Christmas

  

  Yes, it’s that time of the year again when I start to roll out my alternative Christmas gift guides for your delectation. As would appear to be traditional,... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE, SHOPPING

• Two Million Page Views! Cor Blimey, Guv’nor.

  At some point when I wasn’t looking, this blog went over TWO MILLION PAGE VIEWS, which is quite astounding really. Mainly because I can’t quite believe that... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• One Line a Day

  ‘Ow my head. Decided to round off a Bad Day (which got worse after I got home what with people not telling me what is happening with my bloody belongings,... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 CULTURE

• A Postcard from the Past…

  

  Still from From Hell. It’s all Jack the Ripper’s fault. Isn’t it always? I clicked on a link about the latest completely ridiculous theory about the identity... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2012 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mary Queen of Scots at Holyroodhouse

  Mary, Queen of Scots, Clouet. Photo: The Royal Collection. At nine o clock in the morning of the 19th of August 1561, two magnificent galleys, one white and... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2012 CULTURE

• Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House

  . Photo: Royal Collection. Like many other people, I have a passion for miniature things – there’s just something so delightful about looking at tiny versions o... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 CULTURE

• Elisabeth Stride, 27th November 1843-30th September 1888

  Graffiti on Henriques Street. Photo: my own. On the night of the 29th September 1888, forty four year old Elisabeth Stride, a slight woman of 5ft 5ins with... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 CULTURE

• The Children of Green Knowe

  ‘Tolly lay awake in bed. There was so much to thinks about – the birds, the children, the floods, the stables where lovely Feste called for his master. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 CULTURE