So I'm just closing the entire blog.
One of the few history books that covers history that is very close to where I live and peaked my interest for that exact reason.
This is a richly detailed book that is deeply researched and does a great job of letting history breathe. A real must-read. Rating: 10/10. A fantastic read that I was lucky to buy from the library (I would have bought it anyway...)
Eglantyne Tebb is one of history’s forgotten women and this book is a fascinating read for that reason. Rating: 10/10. A Must-Read. Review: Eavesdropping on Jane Austen’s England by Roy and Lesley Adkins.
A decent book for anyone who wants to know more about life in Jane Austen’s life. Well-written, packed with facts but deadly dull. Rating: 9/10 – Losing a point for being a tough read. A book that will be a tough read for a lot of people as it is a more academic book.
The book is a good read though and people who enjoyed ‘Victorian Slum’ will find it interesting. I don’t really know what else to say. Rating: 10/10 – Dry and hard to read but well worth the effort. Yes, another book on the real history behind the Tenko TV show.
The book is well-written and packed with detail although it feels very clinical. A worthwhile read for anyone who liked watching Tenko. Rating: 10/10 As anyone who reads the blog will know I had the pleasure of meeting Lucy at a history festival and buying a signed copy of her book... or more precisely buying a copy of her book to then get signed.
Anyone who has talked to me about Jane Austen will know I am something of a Janeite. So is Lucy and I firmly believe in Lucy’s version of Jane. Lucy has written a beautiful book that is clearly well-researched and written with great care and passion. A real must-read for any Janeite, and, I would suggest, any fan of Jane’s novels. Rating: 10/10. A three part series presented by Raksha Dave, John Seargant and Bettany Hughes.
I won’t be talking too much about John’s segments of the show as they focus more on how modern life mirrors the way life would have been in Pompeii. However, as the bulk of the programme is looking at new evidence and those segments are presented by Raksha and Bettany I will focus on those. The programme is pretty fairly split between historical knowledge – presented by Bettany – and Archeological finds – presented by Raksha – but I am very glad that there are often moments of what feels like natural overlap and then we get interesting discussions between Bettany and Raksha. The real joy for me is that the programme makes a point that although the history and archaeology is fantastic this was still a tragedy that claimed the lives of many innocent people who just happened to live in Pompeii. A real must-watch. Rating: 10/10. A good, one-off documentary by Lucy Worsley looking at just how far the suffragettes were willing to go to win women the vote.
Lucy covers a lot of things I knew very little about and presents in a way that keeps your attention easily. Lucy is joined by a cast of actors who are used to let the Suffragettes speak almost directly to us. Rating: 10/10 A 1 hour long documentary by Dr Janina Ramirez about Gothic architecture.
This is the kind of Art History programme that will always make me pay attention as I have always been fascinated by Gothic Buildings and I always trust that Dr Ramirez will have done a lot of research for the programme. A real must-watch. Rating: 10/10. |
About Alicia & The SiteHi Folks, Alicia here. A little about me: I'm a 31 year old woman who lives online and spends a lot of time trying to help other people.
About Alicia's Updates: The blog has changed. It will not be about me anymore, except when it's about people who inspire me/letters of thanks, the rest will be mostly historical stuff now. |