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 March 1917 Nicholas Romanov, Emperor of Russia abdicated the Imperial throne giving the country’s...

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Not so long ago, I was talking about how I was really impressed with The Spanish...

The funeral of an HRH is usually a public spectacle with thousands lining the route and/or gathering...

I decided to do a sort of concise overview of the various deaths that affected the Tudor dynasty. Even...

I really didn’t expect to be enjoying The Spanish Princess nearly as much as I am. I’m not...

On the night of April 18th 1775, Paul Revere rode through the night calling to the people of Boston that,...

I recently wrote a piece about the history of the royal tiaras featured in the first two seasons of The...

By request, I have begun watching The Spanish Princess. The show, by its own admission, takes dramatic...

During a recent re-watch of The Crown, I was struck by an exchange between Princess Margaret and her...