Tag: Recommendation

  • Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War Exhibition

    Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War Exhibition

    The Gallipoli military campaign (April 1915–January 1916) was a brutal episode in the First World War that resulted in over 130,000 deaths across both sides of the conflict. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) played a significant role in this campaign, and in 2015 the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa opened…

  • Vasa Museet

    Vasa Museet

    One of the best museums I have visited in recent years was the Vasa Museet in Stockholm, Sweden.  The museum is dedicated to the story of the Vasa, a royal warship that sunk less than 2000 metres into its maiden voyage in 1628. The museum is a large, impressive building, and it has to be,…

  • Recommendation | A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

    “This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them…” Re-telling of Greek myths have had something of a renaissance in recent years, with highlights including the Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Ariadne by Jennifer Saint and the Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker. Today…

  • The Cottingley Fairies: A Study in Deception Exhibition

    I first heard the story of the Cottingley Fairies when I was a kid and watched the movie Fairy Tale: A True Story, which came out in the late 1990s. I’ve always found it a fascinating story, and I’m not the only one, as the story has cropped up again and again in the media…

  • ‘Rex Unfinished’ Exhibition at Plas Newydd

    I recently visited Wales for the first time, and on our first full day we visited Plas Newydd which is run by the National Trust. They are currently undertaking some works on the property that were sadly put on pause due to Covid-19, so not all the house was available to view. However, the staff…

  • Nell: The Australian Heiress Who Saved her husband from Stalin & the Nazis by Susanna De Vries

    Susanna De Vries biography on Nell Kerensky (nee’ Tritton) is a must-read, bringing to life this fascinating woman and the adventurous life she led. Nell Tritton (1899-1946) was born in Brisbane, Australia and was the daughter of successful businessman Fred Tritton and his wife Leila. Despite their privileged upbringing, the eldest four of the six…

  • Thomas Becket: The Murder and Making of a Saint Exhibition

    “Very quickly you would turn your heart and favour away from me, which is now so great between us, and replace it with the most savage hatred” – Thomas Becket to Henry II in 1162 I recently visited the British Museum in London to see their current exhibition about Thomas Becket, who was the Royal…

  • Recommendation: The Queens of the Conquest Trilogy by Joanna Courtney

    “1066: Three Queens. One Crown” Do you enjoy reading about 1066? Then I have a fabulous recommendation for you! The Queens of the Conquest trilogy by Joanna Courtney.  The trilogy is historical fiction and is comprised of The Chosen Queen, The Constant Queen and The Conquerors Queen. They focus on the life of the queens…

  • Recommendation: ‘The Black Prince of Florence’ by Catherine Fletcher

    One of my favourite book shops is the Minster Gate Bookshop in York. It’s the stuff a booklover’s dreams are made off! It’s about 3 stories plus a basement and has lots of little rooms each covering different genres. As you can probably guess my favourite room is the history room, and that’s where I…

  • Recommendation: ‘The House of Clarence’ by Alison Weir

    Recently on Twitter I came across author and historian Alison Weir’s kind offer to send history fans a copy of ‘The House of Clarence‘ as a nice distraction during the UK lockdown. It’s a short biography sent as a word.doc focusing on George, Duke of Clarence (brother of Edward IV and Richard III) and his…

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