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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
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Last week, I shared my list of 2025 To-Read History Books, focusing on the first half of the year. As one of my reading goals is to read more non-fiction books written by women, I’ve spent a great deal of time in the world of […]
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An Historian About Town
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Although we are only a few weeks into 2025, I have already been fortunate enough to read some fantastic books. This year I am still pushing myself to read on subjects and topics that I wouldn’t necessarily gravitate to, and it’s already paying off with […]
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Last week I shared my to-watch period dramas of 2025, and this week we look to another category- history books! I always tend to read a good amount of non-fiction books but I’ve set myself a specific non-fiction reading goal this year, so I’ve been […]
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Welcome to 2025, with the start of a brand new series on royal jewels for Style File Friday! Each month, we are going to explore some of the key jewels in the royal vaults- monarchy by monarchy. Each royal family has quite a different collection […]
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Although we tend to think somewhat exclusively of the Georgian period as the eighteenth century, it extended well into the nineteenth. The end of King George III’s reign and King George IV’s reign were fascinating periods in history, and obviously I was immediately excited when […]
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A new year, new period dramas for us all! With the number of streaming services that shows are now split between, I can’t always watch them as soon as they drop. (But I am okay saving them for later.) 2025 does seem to be a […]
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Another year, another set of reading goals! As I have said before, reading goals are not for everyone. I set both book and page goals on Storygraph, but I also set more complex goals. I personally find that they help guide my reading and can […]
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An Historian About Town
2w ago
Welcome to 2025 on An Historian About Town! This will be a big year (and a big month) for the site as it is AHAT’s 10th anniversary. (And quite frankly, I think that is a pretty big accomplishment.) As it is Wednesday, we start off […]
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An Historian About Town
2w ago
Well, with the year ending tomorrow, there is no better time for this post- a year-end look at my reading goals. I know that many people are against reading goals but for me, they help steer my book choices and help me to think critically […]
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2w ago
Well, we finally find ourselves at the end of 2024. This has been a difficult year- for me personally (and professionally) and for the world as a whole. However, it is time to look forward rather than dwelling on the past. January 2025 marks the […]
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