As historians, we spend days in archives, gazing at account books. We train would-be historians in the arts of deciphering letters and documents, early Latin,
Unless I’m asked to dress up in a costume, TV shows prefer a clean, modern look, so I’ve developed a wardrobe full of plain, bright
Some archives and record offices are housed in your local museum or library; others have their own stand-alone building. Wherever they are, they are a
I’ve written extensively on Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth and seen up close how those women, who were born when the country hoped for a
I’m fascinated by historical fashion, and I like to live in the past slightly. If I could walk around all day dressed in a crinoline,
Queens perhaps perform better in the role of monarch because they never take their position for granted. Many kings have failed because they believed that
The 19th century became the age of the museum. Objects were scrambled for, specimens seized, and friezes and antiques grasped.
As an older child, I was a huge ‘Anne Of Green Gables’ fan.
Usually, historical revelations come from days of legwork, ploughing through piles of letters and papers in archives or even private homes, looking for the telling
I wonder if there’ll ever be a time where you’re not judged by your appearance. It seems that wherever you’ve got to, your appearance is
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