Friday, November 14, 2025

Threads That Connect Across Time

Standing in the fashion archives at the...

Following the Money on Britain’s Golden Promenades: Part 1

The first in a series exploring the...

‘It Can’t Be Done’; A Personal & Historical Perspective

Throughout history, the most transformative advances have...

Threads That Connect Across Time

Standing in the fashion archives at the National Museum of Scotland, the assistant carefully unfolded the tissue paper wrapped around the roasted chocolate-coloured velvet...

Following the Money on Britain’s Golden Promenades: Part 1

The first in a series exploring the complex legacies behind the fortunes that shaped Britain's most cosmopolitan seaside resorts. When I first discovered the elegant...

‘It Can’t Be Done’; A Personal & Historical Perspective

Throughout history, the most transformative advances have often begun with someone being told something was impossible. As a historian unveiling a Victorian Fashion emporium,...

Making a history timeline vivid and detailed

I’m sure you have vivid memories of what you did yesterday, even if it was “just a normal day”. Wouldn’t it be great if...

Enter the realm of perhaps…

I once got into a heated tussle about straying over the fine line between fact and fiction in my historical writing.  My critic thought...