In the latest series of my popular historygram posts, I turn my attention to an historical city that I truly love – LONDON! I always visit London at least once a year (I know this doesn’t seem like much, but trust me when you live in the middle of Wales and it takes the best…
Guest Post: The Field Of The Cloth of Gold – 500 Years On
Everyone loves a bit of Tudor history, but did you know that this month is the 500th anniversary of The Field of the Cloth of Gold? But what exactly was this event? And why is it important that we still remember it today? In the latest guest post for the Hisdoryan blog, Rebecca from History…
Wolfson History Prize 2020 Blog Tour – A History of The Bible
Today the Hisdoryan blog is honoured to play host to the blog tour for the Wolfson History Prize 2020, the most valuable non-fiction writing prize in the UK. This prize recognises the best factual history writing from the past year. This year’s shortlist has a distinctly global focus, with five of the six titles exploring…
FEATURE – Greyhounds: A WWII Audio Drama
I think we can all agree that coronavirus has turned the world upside down. We have all had to change our lives in some way and adapt to a ‘new normal’. I am therefore delighted to help where I can and provide a spotlight feature to Time & Again Theatre Company, based in Manchester, UK….
Historygram – The Best Instagram Accounts for Welsh History
Lockdown has been a great opportunity to revisit some of the old features on the Hisdoryan blog. While reviewing my old Historygram posts, I was shocked to discover I hadn’t written about the great Welsh history Instagram accounts out there. So if you fancy touring historical Wales through the medium of social media during lockdown, follow…
Guest Post – Taffs Well Thermal Spring
Long-time followers of the Hisdoryan blog will know that I love my Welsh history – it’s what I studied at university. So I’m really pleased to welcome my friend and fellow blogger Katrina from Real Girls Wobble to talk about some of her local Welsh history – and learn a few new things along the…
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…
Guest Post – How five books shaped my life-long love of history
Right, here’s an upfront confession. I wasn’t an avid reader growing up who couldn’t put books down. I do recall an intense Roald Dahl phase (who doesn’t) but when I was younger you’d be more likely to find me watching Friends on loop with a massive bowl of pasta and cheese or dancing around to…
AD – Plymouth Gin – The Oldest Gin Distillery in the UK
Britain is most definitely in the grips of a Gin Craze – but it isn’t our first one! Back in the late 17th Century, the Dutch drink known as genever became incredibly popular when William III expressed a fondness for it (yes, celebrity endorsements were a thing even then!) I recently visited Plymouth with Future…
AD – Exploring Plymouth’s Mayflower History with Future Inns
On the 16th of September 1620, the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth with 120 passengers. Their destination was America. Little did they know that their journey would go on to become a seminal moment in the history of that nation. 2020 is the 400th anniversary of this historic journey. To celebrate, Future Inns UK kindly invited me…
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