A MILLION YEARS IN A DAY: COMING TO AMERICA, JUNE 2016

THE BRITISH ARE COMING! THE BRITISH ARE COMING! Well, ok, it’s just me. And I’m actually half-French… But anyway, it gives me enormous pleasure to announce that A MILLION YEARS IN A DAY will be published in the USA on the 21st June 2016 by Thomas Dunne Books! To pre-order your copy of the newly updated…

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How Did Women In The Past Deal With Their Periods? The History of Menstruation

Hi! Before you start reading my blog on the history of periods, I’m excited to say that my funny history book A MILLION YEARS IN A DAY : A CURIOUS HISTORY OF DAILY LIFE, FROM THE STONE AGE TO THE PHONE AGE is available around the world in 10 languages. Check out the reviews on Amazon or GoodReads to…

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Who Was Worse – Henry VIII or Ivan the Terrible?

This recent survey by the Historical Writers Association has declared Henry VIII the “worst monarch in history”. I, like many historians on Twitter, find this a fairly ridiculous thing to state – not least because what is being measured when we say “worst”? Is it a moral question, or one of political success? And is…

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A MILLION YEARS IN A DAY – BIBLIOGRAPHY

Hello, you look nice today. Have you done something new with your hair? No, seriously, it really suits you. Anyway, the reason you’re here is hopefully because you enjoyed my book and perhaps want to know more about some of the things I mentioned?  I really hope that’s the case, because that’s the raison d’etre for my entire…

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