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.

The White Queen is proving to be immensely popular, despite the initial criticism. I have been quite...

You had me at Geoffrey Rush. Quills (2000) is one of the more surprising films I own. It hosts an all...

I don’t know who the actress is, but she delivered an excellent non-speaking performance. Recently...

The White Queen. Showing Sundays at 9pm on BBC1 BBC’s new historical drama,’The White Queen...

The White Queen. Showing Sundays at 9pm on BBC1 Having settled down for the evening with some toffee...

I have studied history for years and throughout it all, until very recently, you will find religion underlying...

A 19th century image of Henry reconciled with Anne Boleyn Pssst, I’m going to let you in on a secret....

Assumedly the time traveling teenager is not the ‘true story’ upon which this film is based. Showing...

Sometimes when researching history, you come across someone who is entirely unimportant in the grand...