• Period Dramas 2022
  • My Top 7 Welsh History Books
    AD It’s the most common question I get asked by my followers – what Welsh history books would you recommend? I am flattered to be asked! And always so happy that someone wants to learn more about Welsh history! So here’s my roundup of my personal favourite Welsh history books. I have purposely shied away
  • The 9 Best Fashion History Books For The Stylish Historian
    AD – AFF I’ve had a love for fashion history from a young age. When I was a little girl I would sneak into my parent’s bedroom, open my mum’s wardrobe, and pull out one of her prized possessions from her childhood – a fully complete collection of Brooke Bond collectable tea cards, charting the
  • The Welsh in America – American Presidents of Welsh Descent
    For such a small country, Wales has certainly punched above its weight in terms of its contribution to one of the most powerful nations of the modern era – you could even call it our most successful colony! In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries large numbers of Welsh settlers made their way to ‘the
  • A Review of A History of Magic and Witchcraft
    AD – AFF It’s really no surprise to those that know me that when Pen and Sword Books offered me the chance to review A History of Witchcraft and Magic – Sabbats, Satan and Superstitions in the West by Frances Timbers I jumped at the chance! I’m one of those people for who Halloween is