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I'm Jessica. I'm the Historian, and I am here to celebrate all things history, style, culture! Welcome to An Historian About Town, where you can find history, culture, and style! I believe that history, culture, and style should always be accessible, no matter where you are. We all have a history, and we are all history in the making.
An Historian About Town
1d ago
We are back for more literary travel! We kicked off the series with Jane Austen in Bath, a Georgian experience for any Austenite. Given that we find ourselves in April, we obviously have to look to the stage: William Shakespeare. He was born on 23 […]
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An Historian About Town
1d ago
We return back to Britain for our art history series and jump forward a century. The seventeenth and eighteenth century saw some fairly prolific painters in Britain; several are notably connected with the British Royal Family, much like Thomas Gainsborough. Unfortunately, not all of these […]
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An Historian About Town
6d ago
As we are a month into the spring, we are quickly coming into a succession of long weekends (and maybe vacation if you are in luck). And as you might guess, that means even more reading time for me! Historical fiction is always a go-to […]
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An Historian About Town
6d ago
Many people missed it in the holiday rush but at the end of November 2023, one of my favourite period dramas ever was released. (Yes, it went into my top 5, maybe top 3, immediately.) The Artful Dodger is a period drama set in the […]
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An Historian About Town
1w ago
It has been less than a week but I wanted to share my thoughts, as I know many of you lovely readers are fans of audiobooks. While we have lots of options for listening to audiobooks, Spotify is slowly entering the game. And by slowly, […]
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An Historian About Town
2w ago
Because I set myself a reading goal to focus on female authors, and I’ve got a side goal in my head to try and branch out and read in different areas, it seemed a no brainer to go with a Mary Beard book. While I […]
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An Historian About Town
2w ago
For this month, we are turning to a later Stuart consort that gets ignored by pretty much everyone. Mary of Modena was in the news a lot in 2023 as people were discussing consort crowns ahead of the May 2023 coronation. And William III remains […]
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An Historian About Town
2w ago
It may seem crazy but I am here with my first quarterly update for my 2024 Reading Goals- we are a week into April now and the reading year is flying along. While I’ve not had a ton of incredible books this year, I have […]
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An Historian About Town
2w ago
I know that spring technically began a few weeks ago, but in many parts of Canada, winter is still hanging on. However, mentally I’ve decided to join the rest of the world and enjoy spring no matter what. I was quite happy to stumble upon […]
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An Historian About Town
3w ago
Many series are going to be returning for April, including our explorations of the history of palaces! I find palaces to be fascinating, and I make it a point to visit any that I may come across. However, it still seems that outside of Buckingham […]
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