Early one morning in November of 1588 the villagers of Anstruther on the East coast of Scotland awoke to find a ship in their harbour with o...

                     A very proud me on Remembrance Sunday, 9th November 2024, in London. Below, I am in the company of: (left) Alan Wolven ...

  This is a photo of the Great Hall of the Guildhall which has been the City of London’s civic and ceremonial centre since the 12 th  centur...

  In the earlier days of THE HISTORY GIRLS, we used to have a 'Cabinet of Curiosities.'  I think this family heirloom I am briefly g...

In 1747, in a fine room at the splendid buildings of London’s Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright holds her one-day-old baby girl. Alongside oth...

There is a little corner of Venice that is forever Slav. I’m devoting this blog to that corner, which is best known for its jewel-box of pa...