I wrote a brief biography of Anne Boleyn the second wife of Henry VIII, who came to an untimely end
A blog about history and true crime. Historical trivia and stories about true crime.
Friday, 10 March 2023
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Monday, 6 March 2023
Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space was born on 6 March 1937 (My list of famous women in history)
Sunday, 5 March 2023
Friday, 3 March 2023
Women's influence in the Middle Ages
This female historian says that women in the Middle Ages were often far more influential than we sometimes imagine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xshq4Q5rpd0
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
A Smashing Time
On 1 March 1912 suffragettes had a smashing time in London. About 150 women with hammers hidden in bags went to famous streets like Oxford Street, The Strand, and Regent Street and smashed shop and office windows. The damage was estimated at £5,000. (A huge amount of money in 1912 equivalent to hundreds of thousands of pounds). The police arrested 124 suffragettes.
Monday, 27 February 2023
Last Orders at the Bar
Gabriella Bowe-Peckham wrote this dissertation about pubs in Hampshire Last Orders at the Bar