Cardiff

 I wrote a brief history of the Welsh city of Cardiff. It became the capital of Wales in 1955. 

Wareham

 I wrote about the town of Wareham in Dorset. It began as a Saxon settlement. 

Spartan Women

 In Sparta women owned much of the land. We also know from records that women owned land in Thessaly and in the Cretan city-state of Gortyn. In Ancient Greece some women were tavern keepers. Others sold food or perfume. Some were wool workers.

Girls married when they were about 15. (Except in Sparta where they were typically older). Marriages were often arranged. However Ancient Greek women could divorce their husbands.

Four poster beds

 I sometimes come across this old myth: Four Poster Beds had canopies to catch mice falling from thatched roofs. No,

four-poster beds had canopies and curtains to keep out drafts. (Old houses had many drafts). There is no evidence that the canopy was designed to catch falling rodents. In any case, a four-poster bed was very expensive. If you were wealthy enough to afford one you would normally have a roof of tiles, not thatch. Even if you did have a thatched roof in a wealthy home all bedrooms had proper ceilings. So there was a ceiling between the bed and the roof.

Christchurch

 I wrote a history of the town of Christchurch in England 

Oxford

 I wrote a brief history of the old English city of Oxford. It's famous for its university but there is much more to it than that. 

Slovenia

 I wrote a concise history of Slovenia