Inspiring Excitement and Passion about History and the Humanities
For those of you getting into the ghoulish spirit, the podcasts I did with Brittany at the History, Bitches podcast are both up and live. The first is on ghosts, and the second on witches and witchcraft. Plus, for the second one I was outside at night and there were dogs barking, so, you know,…
One of my favorite programs on the radio is the Millennium of Music with Robert Aubry Davis. I first discovered it late one Sunday evening on a road trip to Yosemite on the siriusxm radio in the car. Now that I’m living in Spain, I don’t have it in the car, but I do listen…
Many people who are doing the tourist circuit of England hit Cambridge, but most will leave without journeying the 17 or so miles to visit the hidden gem that is Ely, just to the North. It’s one stop I demanded be included on our Spring Cathedrals and Choirs tour for Big World (the travel company…
Yesterday, October 25, was a Pretty Big Day. it’s the day after my dad turned 74 it’s my former college boyfriend’s birthday (which I’ll never forget because it’s the day after my dad’s) it was the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt it is St. Crispin’s Day! Wow! That’s a lot for one day! We’ll…
In Halloween history news, the ghost of Jennette Device has been apparently seen roaming around a church in Pendle recently. She was the 9 year old girl who testified against her own mother and sister in the famous Pendle Witch Trials which saw ten people convicted and killed for witchcraft (8 women and 2 men). Jennette…
In the midst of the stress and anguish in the past Downton Abbey (for those in the US who won’t be seeing it for another 4 months or so, I won’t give away the story – just suffice it to say that my heart was in my throat) a bit of levity was thrown in…
I’m working this week on two podcast episodes with the History, Bitches podcast (which is great) that we’re putting out jointly, on Halloween themes, including witches and ghosts. Today we recorded ghosts, so different places where Tudor ghosts are meant to be haunting, and tomorrow is witches. As such, I’ve been doing a lot of…
When I was 24 I moved to London because I was in love with the English choral tradition, and wanted to immerse myself in music and history. I also happened to have a crazy crush on an Unavailable Man who lived there, but even though the man and I didn’t work out, I fell deeply…
About a year or so ago I bought The Secret Garden coloring book for adults because I loved all the intricate designs. Coloring has become the new Thing For Stressed Out People To Do To Relax, and I now have 2 Johanna Basford coloring books, a lovely assortment of fine point markers and pens, and…
A roundup of my favorite history-related stories I’ve clipped recently! Gladiators: Live Fast Die Young From BBC History Magazine’s HistoryExtra blog: http://www.historyextra.com/article/feature/gladiators-facts-ancient-rome Everybody has ideas about Roman gladiators. They’re a mainstay in movies, and we all have an impression of what it would be like to have to go into a ring and fight another person…