Castle Hill: The Brigantes, King Arthur and Dragons

It's Local Community and History Month in the UK! This year I delve into the history of a local landmark, Castle Hill, and there be dragons. 🏰🐉

What is a Mood Reader?

What is a mood reader? Click here to find out more about what it means to be a mood reader and how I choose the books I read. 📚📚📚

13th May is World Cocktail Day! Click here to learn more about the history of the beverage, and which one is my favourite. 🍹🍸

"Wooing Miss Woodforde" is coming soon. Click here to read the blurb and an excerpt from my short story in "Tea with Austen". 🫖🫖🫖

For International Dance Day, I babble about the country dances we read so much about in Regency romances. Click here to learn more. 💃🏻🕺🏻

It's National Foot Week, so I'm going to babble about historical footwear. Click here to learn more about the history of shoes. 👞👟👠👡

200 years ago today, Lord George Gordon Byron died in Greece after fleeing scandal in England. Was he a bad boy, or was he misunderstood?

While doing research, I came across a real Georgian cat lady who collected feline companions. Click here to learn more. 🐈😺🐈‍⬛

The National Gallery in London is 200 years old! Click here to learn more about the UK's national collection, first displayed in 1824. 🖼️

The first day of April is the Day of the Fool! Why do we celebrate fool's today? Click here to find out. 🃏🃏🃏