Shibden Hall: Over 600 Years of History

Shibden Hall in Halifax is over 600 years old. Click here to learn more about the history of this now-famous house. 🏰

The Great Fire of London: Fact and Fiction

2nd September marks the anniversary of the start of The Great Fire of London. What's fact and what's fiction from the famous events of 1666? 🔥🔥🔥

Austen, vampires, Wales and monsters - the past few weeks have been a busy mash-up. Click here to find out what I've been up to. 📚🧛🏻🏰👹

The history of sugar is far from sweet. Click here to learn more about our turbluent relationship with the sweet treat. 🎂🍫🍬

There are only 9 days to go until the release of Tea with Austen. Click here for more teasers from me and other authors. 🍰🫖

I'm taking a writing break, but don't despair. I've posted some links to my other posts about tea and tea parties for you to enjoy! 🫖☕🍰

Happy Oyster Day! Why do we celebrate oysters today and are they really an aphrodisiac? Click here to answer these questons and more. 🦪🦪🦪

The countdown begins for Tea with Austen. With one month to go until release day, take a sneek peak at some of the stories here. 🍰🫖☕

Did the Duke of Wellington's forces defeat forty thousand Frenchmen in forty minutes? Click here to learn more about the Battle of Salamanca.

Meet the man who introduced British society to shampoo and takeaways. Click here to learn more about Regency entrepreneur, Dean Mahomed. 🧴🧴