The best non-fiction books about the untold, or little-known lives of women throughout history
Recently, I was asked to share a list of five books that I'd recommend to other readers. Shepherd Books is a new online site that allows...
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- Aug 4
- 1 min
Kitty Fisher: The First Female Celebrity
My biography of Kitty Fisher has a cover! It will be published in October 2022 (in the UK), and is already available for pre-order at...
- Jun 29
- 3 min
A reimagining of Dido Elizabeth Belle
Dido Elizabeth Belle was born in 1761. Her mother was an African slave, Maria Bell, and her father a British aristocrat, Captain John...
- Jun 16
- 3 min
Beau Nash's 'Rules of Bath'
Richard ‘Beau’ Nash, dandy, Bath’s Master of Ceremonies and unofficial ‘king’ of the city was born in 1674. He set the rules by which...
- Mar 25
- 5 min
Who Was She? A Mysterious Stranger in Regency Clerkenwell
I was browsing through an 1819 copy of the Morning Advertiser looking for something completely different when this story caught my eye....
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Regency Tall Tales: Princess Caraboo
In 1817, Princess Caraboo’s story captivated the British public. She told a dramatic tale of her capture by pirates, and how they had...
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
Frost Fairs, then and now
Although it wasn’t called a frost fair, the first recorded event where traders set up booths on the surface of the frozen River Thames...
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
Skittles: The Last Victorian Courtesan
Seeing as my current work-in-progress is about Kitty Fisher, I thought that I would take a look at another woman who was also known as a...
- Oct 20, 2021
- 2 min
Kitty Fisher: courtesan, style icon and celebrity
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