TW/CW: Death, grief, sexual references The wine-dark sea stretched out for what seemed like an eternity, broken in places by the white...

Inspired by the new Mythical Creatures exhibition at Colchester Castle, which I have been working on for months, I thought I would write...

I sing of the divine and of an almond tree…is how this story might have begun, more than 2000 years ago when it was first created. Back...

Most people educated in the UK will have come across Boudica and have a certain level of awareness of who she was and when she lived. For...

For several years, starting when I was doing my Masters in 2013, I volunteered and worked for the Portable Antiquities Scheme in London....

My second book will be hitting the shelves (physically and digitally) on 15 April 2025. This addition to the “50 Finds…” series takes a...

Throughout this month, I’ve been sharing some case studies of local historical figures or groups who have possible LGBTQ+ backgrounds....

As it is LGBT+ History Month and in light of recent events, both in the USA and globally, I thought I would write up a brief article...

I recently wrote about some of the common misconceptions around the history of the witch trials. Some of those are only minor errors,...

Over the past few years, there has been an increasing fascination with the history of the witch trials (and witches in general). This...

Gladiator II came out in cinemas in the UK on 15 November 2024. Much like its predecessor, it was a movie rooted in history with a large...