April - in Old English it was Easter-mōnaþ. Here's a little blog post about some Anglo-Saxon goings on in April and at Easter:
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In the Days After Hastings: Apparently—at least initially—no one had any intention of recognizing the usurper. Of course, this was destined to change. buff.ly/3XQte8H
And just like that, we're into April already. 2025 has gone really quickly. Let's dive in with some facts about this month: April was know...
🖲️ People. THIS is a concept.
🖲️ I want to read this book (when the pre-eminent necessities are dealt with) & our Nation has returned to a Democratic course. My hands are full at present; my mind is pondering where Selin has taken this...
It will be my First book read on our return to wellness.
My new Historical Journal article, "British Military Music and the Legacy of the Napoleonic Wars", is now available to read online: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Napoleon's nephew Achille Murat died on April 15, 1847. He was one of the more eccentric Bonapartes, eating alligators and avoiding bathing.
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a Janeite devoted to the celebrated authoress must be in want of new books!
Luckily, it’s Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday in 2025. A wealth of new non-fiction books will be published this year.
Check out the list here regency-explorer.net/jane250/
From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'Harriette Wilson v Julia Johnstone - The Truth v Lies' - wp.me/p3JTNy-5bD
Napoleon Bonaparte’s nephew Achille Murat grew up as the Crown Prince of Naples. He became an eccentric Florida pioneer known as the Prince of Tallahassee.
Today I review the Napoleonic-era seafaring novelette THE PUP AND THE PIANIST by Sara Kjeldsen. ruinedchapel.com/2025/04/11/b... #booksky
St. Helena, February 6, 1821. As sun broke over the black wart in the Atlantic, a banging on the door disturbed the island's governor at his toilet. "Your Excellency...General Bonaparte is missing." shannonselin.com/my-book/napo... #Napoleon #althist #histfic #Whatif
St. Helena, February 6, 1821. As sun broke over the black wart in the Atlantic, a banging on the door disturbed the island's governor at his toilet. "Your Excellency...General Bonaparte is missing." shannonselin.com/my-book/napo... #Napoleon #althist #histfic #Whatif
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Today, in this very long piece, for which I apologise in advance, we are going to take a look at arguably to the two most famous Regency courtesans, Harriette Wilson and her friend Julia Johnstone,…
This is a Napoleonic-era seafaring yarn about a teenage boy, Max, serving as a powder monkey aboard a British man-of-war. Young Max is still finding his way when the ship is wrecked during a battle…
A new blog post on a long and fascinating letter from Henry Clinton written at the end of the Vimeiro campaign.
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Sarah Murden
Berthold Gambrel
It is the curse of historians that new sources come to light once a book has been finished. Towards the end of the period when I was researching and writing my book on Sir Arthur Wellesley’s 1808 c…
