You will know from previous posts I LOVE my history podcasts, so when the lovely Sinéad from Museum Maverick offered to write me a blog post all about her fave museum podcasts, I simply jumped at the chance to discover something new to listen to! There has been a huge increase in podcasts over the…
3 Fab Online Communities For Female Historians and History Bloggers
18 months ago I took the plunge and started a hashtag on Instagram – #historygirls. I had no idea if it would take off or not. Now, #historygirls has had over 10,000 uses and has its own Insta account @thehistorygirls. I started the hashtag as I wanted to ‘find my tribe’ as the cliched saying…
Historygram – The Best Instagram Accounts For London History
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…
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