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Madame Guillotine
http://madameguillotine.org.uk/
I am a lady authoress, history geek, Versailles obsessive, Paris lover, historical fiction writer, Victorian Prostitute re-enactor, Art History graduate, committed vegetarian, GIN taster, curry lover and Pimms addict living in deepest darkest Bristol with my family.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 383 )
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Last Day in Edinburgh
I had such an amazing time during my recent research trip to Edinburgh. I’ve already shared posts about my first few days, which were spent researching my... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Linlithgow Palace
Of all the places that I visited during my recent research trip to Edinburgh, Linlithgow Palace was perhaps the biggest surprise. Read more
Posted on 22 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
WWII at Dover Castle
As long term readers of my blog probably already know, I’ve been on a bit of a massive quest over the last twelve months or so to properly educate myself about... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Marie Antoinette: An Intimate History
I’m so sorry about taking a month off from my blog but I hope you’ll all forgive me when I reveal that the reason for my absence was a brand new book about Mari... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Falkland Palace
James V and Marie de Guise, anon artist, c1542. Photo: National Trust for Scotland.Oh dear, it’s now over a month since I returned from my amazing research... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Cheap Books
I can’t believe that five years have passed since I first collected together a silly little blog project about the childhood of Marie Antoinette and self... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Bletchley Park – The Imitation Game
Long term readers (you poor poor things) may well recall that around a year ago, I came clean about my shameful lack of knowledge about the Second World War. Read more
Posted on 27 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Outlander
Oh Jamie Fraser, how I love you. Sorry Poldark fans but he could totally take Ross in a fight. And he’s much hotter too.I actually first tried to read Cross... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Stirling Castle
Although I am hardly what one might call a morning person, I was still up bright and early for my second day in Scotland, which was to be spent at Stirling... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Alexander McQueen – Savage Beauty
Although I might not look it, I am actually pretty fashion literate, in that I take more than a passing interest in the work of various designers, even if I wil... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Edinburgh Day One
Writing books can be a really long, hard, thankless slog but there are a myriad of compensations for the misery, not least the fact that if you’re really canny... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Poldark Redux
One of my happiest memories is a brief period just after the birth of my youngest son, when all I was fit for was lying on the sofa and feeding him while... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Final Thoughts on Wolf Hall Recently Updated !
Well. Wolf Hall came to an end last night and I am still REELING from the final, brutal, awe inspiringly bleak episode, which charted Cromwell’s part in the... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Thomas Cromwell – Tracy Borman Recently Updated !
As if my terrible Thomas Cromwell crush after reading Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies (which I finished rereading last night and can confirm is still very muc... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
The Life and Times of Fanny Hill
In a week where everyone is talking about the release of the Fifty Shades of Grey film (did anyone actually like that book? I haven’t read any of them and have... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Secret Diary Promo
Meticulously researched and elegantly crafted, The Secret Diary of a Princess is my first novel and was born from a desire to tell the story of Marie... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Rubens and His Legacy at the Royal Academy Recently Updated !
The Artist and His First Wife, Isabella Brant, in the Honeysuckle Bower, Rubens, c1609. Photo: Alte Pinakothek, Munich. (Not in the exhibition! Read more
Posted on 12 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Minette Promo
My poor little mother was on the run from Parliament's forces when I was born. Sickly, exhausted, frantic about the fate of her husband and other children and... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Tudor Fun at Hampton Court Palace
As you will all no doubt know by now, I have been a fan of the Historic Royal Palace team’s work for a really long time. It’s hard to think of many other... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
From Whitechapel Promo Recently Updated !
There was a pain, a terrible empty, lonely ache of sorrow and loss, within my ribcage while my heart felt like it had turned to ashes. Read more
Posted on 03 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY