The word ‘bedlam’ conjures up images of chaos and madness. This is hardly surprising since the word is derived from ‘Bethlem’, after Lon...

And I know one thing more - that the Europe of the future cannot exist without commemorating all those, regardless of nationality, who wer...

My two great passions are writing and history. Melding them together provides me with an opportunity to escape from the worries of the every...

“Inspirational homes” might suggest a strapline blazoned across the front of a glossy décor magazine. But the sort of inspiration I’m talki...

Given that my last two History Girls posts have concerned the very bloody assassinations of Roman emperors, I thought that this month I migh...