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.

In 79CE, Mount Vesuvius, a volcano along the Bay of Naples, erupted catastrophically burying nearby towns...

In June 1941 five of Queen Elizabeth II’s cousins, Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, and Idonea,...

The balcony of Buckingham Palace has been the focal point of royal appearances for a hundred and seventy...

1992 saw the Elizabeth II, Queen of England’s Ruby Jubilee, a celebration of forty years on the...

The sexuality of King James VI of Scotland & I of England has been long debated by historians. He...

CW: This article discusses rape. In the words of Adelaide Kane: Tonight’s episode deals with a...

The mystery of the princes in the tower is one of the most enduring in British history. In 1483 Edward...

For Elizabeth I, the insult that she might not be chaste lasted until the very latest years of her reign....

When considering the question of Elizabeth I’s virginity, one name comes to mind immediately and before...