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Posted on:September 17, 2022October 5, 2022Book Reviews

Book Review: “River Kings” by Cat Jarman

I like to keep ideas fresh on Just History Posts, and for a while I have toyed with the idea of writing book reviews. As I write history books myself, I read lots of snippets of books and articles for my work, which means for a while now I haven’t actually read many history books […]

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Posted on:September 11, 2022October 5, 2022Royal People Women's History

Elizabeth II: Before She Was Queen

On Thursday 8th September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth died. She was Britain’s longest-lived and longest-reigning monarch, and the longest serving female head of state in the world. As a Brit and a historian with an interest and knowledge of royal history, it felt only fitting to write something about […]

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Posted on:August 24, 2022October 5, 2022Historical Figures Women's History

Historical Figures: Madam C J Walker, Titan of Industry

Years ago I was writing one of my daily social media posts on the theme of “on this day” and I saw that the day I was writing (23rd December) was the birthday of a woman named Madam C J Walker. Intrigued, I looked into her to see whether to write a post about her […]

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Posted on:August 12, 2022October 5, 2022Historic Houses

Historic Houses: Harvington Hall, House of Secrets

One of my favourite pastimes, you probably will not be surprised to hear, is visiting historic sites. Working in heritage, writing history books and running a history blog is apparently not enough of a history fix for me, so my weekends are often spent exploring more history! I am very lucky to live in the […]

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Posted on:July 31, 2022July 31, 2022Historical Figures Royal People Witchcraft Women's History

Did Gertrude Courtenay accuse Anne Boleyn of witchcraft?

Today on Just History Posts I am very excited to be hosting Sylvia Barbara Soberton on her blog tour for her new book, Ladies-in-Waiting: Women Who Served Anne Boleyn. Sylvia is a writer, historian and researcher specialising in the history of the Tudors and I actually had the pleasure of interviewing her two years ago. […]

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Posted on:June 21, 2022July 31, 2022Historical Figures Royal Mistresses Royal People Women's History

The Queen and the Mistress

If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter then you may have caught wind that I have spent the last few years writing another book. Today I am really excited to make my formal announcement of it! Coming November 2022 (April 2023 if you are in the US) is my second non-fiction history book, The […]

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Posted on:May 29, 2022July 31, 2022Historical Objects

Historical Objects: The Hereford Mappa Mundi

Here at Just History Posts I love sharing a plethora of incredible historical objects, and the Hereford Mappa Mundi is a true marvel to behold. It has been described as being “without parallel the most important and most celebrated medieval map in any form, the most remarkable illustrated English manuscript of any kind”. So why […]

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Posted on:May 11, 2022July 31, 2022A Brief Moment of History Seafaring History

A Brief Moment of History: The WWII Submarine Reindeer

If you were asked to think of the year 1941 in European history, you would probably be picturing the midst of the Second World War, with images of the Blitz, the front line, and soldiers. What you are most likely not picturing is a reindeer living on a submarine. But this was in fact the […]

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Posted on:April 25, 2022July 26, 2022Ancient Wonders

Ancient Wonders: The Mahabodhi Temple

Today we return to our Ancient Wonders series where we look to Bihar state in India and the Mahabodhi Temple. The temple is around 2,200 years old, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major site of Buddhist pilgrimage – so let’s explore Mahabodhi Temple’s fascinating history! The origins of the Mahabodhi Temple lie with […]

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Posted on:April 4, 2022July 26, 2022Historical Figures Royal People

Anthony Woodville, William Caxton and Early Printing in England

Today we have another fabulous guest post! Today’s writer is Danielle Burton, a history blogger who also works as a project archive assistant at the Derbyshire Record Office. She has a degree in History and an MA in Public History and Heritage. She has a special interest in Anthony Woodville, of whom she is currently […]

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