The Archives

History, Historical Fiction and everything in between

Here be all the posts since the blog’s inception in 2013. There’s a few of them but you can navigate by period.

Spoiler warning: Game of Thrones Season 5 finale. (more…)

21 months ago I posted as we waited for the announcement of the royal baby’s name. They beat me...

I’ve written before about how the games Mount and Blade and its sequel, Warband, are a, shall we...

Conspiracy theories are a way of life, they’re everywhere. Chances are you could find a conspiracy...

Robin Hood is something of a curse word in this household. Many moons ago my boyfriend-now husband decided...

Unlike most of the posts I write, this one is not tied into something in modern media, I just happened...

The Golden Age of Piracy was an entirely male dominated affair for a number of reasons. On the most practical...

To Mrs Arabella Hunt Dear Madam –Not believe that I love you? You cannot pretend to be so incredulous....

I love The Tudors, I probably shouldn’t, but I really do. The history is so ridiculous and mashed together...