Skip Damsel unless you're a stepmother. The latest post on my Substack is about the Netflix movie Damsel starring Millie Bobby Brown....

My intellectual cozy space - threatened in the digital world. When I was working on my doctorate, I spent time at the British Library,...

Go to my substack to find out which one Well, here's the first bit . . . This time, it was The Boleyns by Amanda Harvey Purse. I was...

The slow migration to Substack has begun Dear Reader, I've started the slow migration to Substack. I've been convinced by those that...

Highlights from the Understanding Diversity in the 15th and 16th Century conference, Edinburgh, Scotland April 2023. The last in this series

Ladies-in-waiting's political engagement was in no sense a part of their office, but was how Elizabeth managed the business of her court.