2026 is all about celebrating female artists over on my Substack and website. To end the first half of the year, I've welcomed the first of two incredible guest contributors. Welcome @artherstory.bsky.social, talking all about Catharina van Hemessen!
gksihat.com/catharina-va...
Substack this May:
📜 How a medieval dispute fuelled centuries of conflict in Italy.
📚 Why the books we reread become mirrors and companions.
✍️ The Tre Corone: three Florentines who shaped the Renaissance.
💭 On curated lives, impossible routines, and self-optimisation.
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Today's post is all about the idea of 'staying in your lane' and why I refuse to listen, thoughts triggered by one ignorant comment at this month's history festival.
Read it here: gksihat.substack.com/p/history-do...