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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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Portrait of the Week – Maria Amalia of Austria
Maria Amalia of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Roslin, c1780. I suspect this fabulous portrait was intended as a present for her little sister Marie Antoinette, wit... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
The Right of the Subjects
I’m a huge admirer of the suffragettes and like to think that if I’d been around at the time then I too would have donned my sash, paraded around in green, whit... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Jane Eyre at Bristol Old Vic
“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! – I have as much soul as you, – and full as much... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
Sophie Scholl (1921-1943), photograph by Werner Scholl (1922-1944).‘Stand up for what you believe in even if you are standing alone’ — Sophie Scholl. Read more
Posted on 22 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Spare Brides – Adele Parks
I’ve been a huge fan of Adele Parks’ novels for many many MANY years and always look forward with enormous excitement to each new release. Read more
Posted on 21 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
The Blood Red Dress
Evening dress, Valentino, 1987. Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.Evening dress, McCardell (American), 1950. Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Black Roses and The Winter Garden – Jane Thynne
I’m busy researching my upcoming novel about Sophie Scholl and the White Rose so am on a bit of a Nazi Germany kick at the moment. Read more
Posted on 13 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
The Denton Books, Kenneth Cameron
Dear Kenneth Cameron,You’re a hard man to track down. I originally wanted to send you an email to say how much I love your books and to urge you to keep them... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Georgians: Dress for Polite Society
I had a real fashion history treat yesterday morning when I went off to Bath for the morning to take a look at the new Georgian exhibition at the Bath Fashion... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies at the RSC
Ben Miles as Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall. Photo by Keith Pattison. Well, after a year of waiting and yearning and impatience and massive over excitement, the... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
I’ve wanted to read Bertie: A Life of Edward VII for AGES but was completely put off by the prohibitively high cost even in Kindle format while waiting for it t... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Edith Wharton
, Harrison May, 1870. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, Washington. (How super cute is this?)When people think about best selling authoresses, they most likely... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Queen Victoria – Portraits of the Week
Queen Victoria at the Drury Lane Theatre, November 1837, Parris, c1837. Photo: Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.Queen Victoria died on this... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Christian Dior, 1905
‘Eventail’, Christian Dior, A/W 1956-7. Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Iconic French fashion designer Christian Dior was born on this day in... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2014 CULTURE, HISTORY -
Woo Berlin!
I MAY be a bit over excited right now as my completely AMAZING husband whom I love VERY much announced yesterday that he’s taking me to Berlin for SIX DAYS for... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2014 CULTURE, HISTORY -
Debs at War – Book Review
I was so enamoured by Anne de Courcy’s 1939: The Last Season that I immediately began her follow up book Debs at War: 1939-1945 afterwards to follow the... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
1939: The Last Season – Book Review
This is a bit of an embarrassing confession to make but I actually know next to nothing about the Second World War, mainly because I’ve always concentrated my... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Sir Cecil Beaton – Portrait of the Week
Queen Elizabeth, Buckingham Palace, Sir Cecil Beaton, 1939. Photo: Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Today marks the birthday of Sir Cecil... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2014 CULTURE, HISTORY -
Serving Victoria – Book Review
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, John Jabez Edwin Mayall, 1861. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.I am on a definite Victorian kick right now but as I... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY -
Princess Charlotte and Lawrence – Portrait of the Week
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, after Thomas Lawrence, 1817. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.Yes, it’s time to resurrect that old favourite –... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY