In an idea blatantly stolen from my fellow history girl History Lizzie, my latest post is My April in Review – a look back at all the ways I have been keeping myself historically entertained over the past month. Personally, April didn’t seem to drag as me as March did. Perhaps its because we had…
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10 Period Drama Films to Watch This International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day – a chance to champion women’s rights and celebrate womanhood in general, including those that have gone before. At the same time, with the rise in popularity of Women’s History, 2020 is turning into a strong year for female-led period dramas. So why not spend International Women’s Day taking…
Christmas 2019 – Your Guide To The Best Historical TV Shows
Christmas is always a good time to find some classic period drama on your TV. I swear there’s something about the time of year that makes everyone nostalgic and long for a bit of history in their lives. And Christmas 2019 is no exception! So get your glass of bubbly and your mince pie, and…
1917 The Movie – Some Thoughts
Every once in a while I get approached by someone to do a guest post for the blog. It makes me feel a bit warm and fuzzy inside that someone would like to feature on my blog, and plus I’m always happy to give some help to new history bloggers. Ivi is a women’s history…
Christmas 2018 – Your Guide To The Best Historical TV Shows
Highlighters at the ready! Its that time of year again – the Radio Times Bumper Christmas Issue has been released and its time to plan your festive viewing. Christmas is a prime time for period dramas (bring back the Downton Abbey Christmas Special!) but there are so many more historical TV treats out there tucked…
Does Historical Accuracy in Period Drama Really Matter?
And the prize for the first ever guest blog post on Hisdoryan goes to the lovely Jess from An Historian About Town! Every once in a while you discover a blogger you just ‘get’ and who seems to be interested in all the same things as you. Jess is one of those bloggers for me….
