“The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.” (From Following the Equator, 1897), Mark Twain
Sir William Hamilton and the Portland Vase
13 October 2026
Sir William Hamilton’s collection of classical antiquities served as the primary catalyst for Josiah Wedgwood’s design revolution which reshaped British
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Nelson at Merton Place
Introduction In the autumn of 1801, Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson purchased Merton Place, a modest country
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28 July 2026
Music Publishing Research Approach
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Antwerp was the “Silicon Valley” of printing, while London
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28 July 2026
The Logistics of Harmony: Mapping the Commercial Supply Chain of Printed Music in North-West Europe (1550–1650).
I am embarking on a new research theme and intend to provide regular updates on
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28 July 2026
Radicalism in Unexpected Places: Camp Cottage and Victorian Social Activism
Introduction The area we now recognise as the home of Royal Wimbledon Golf Club was
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Rose Lamartine Yates’ interests beyond the suffrage movement
Cycling and the CTC Rose was an avid cyclist. She joined the Cycling Touring Club
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28 July 2026
Role in Wimbledon Common Demonstrations
In late 1908, the Wimbledon WSPU utilised Wimbledon Common as a primary site for public
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28 July 2026
The Wimbledon Women’s Social & Political Union
Introduction The suffrage movement in Wimbledon had a long and honourable history, with the first
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28 July 2026
Rose Lamartine Yates – the campaigner
Rose Emma Lamartine Yates (1875–1954) was a prominent English social campaigner, suffragette, and politician who
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My blog collects together a selection of my writing over the past few years. It draws on research I have undertaken for my masters degrees and my involvement with the Wimbledon Museum. If there is one theme which emerges, it is that the endeavours of ordinary citizens is often extraordinary.
NEW THEMES IN HISTORY: LATEST RESEARCH
28 July 2026
The Logistics of Harmony: Mapping the Commercial Supply Chain of Printed Music in North-West Europe (1550–1650).
I am embarking on a new research theme and intend to provide regular updates on
KEEP READING
28 July 2026
Music Publishing Research Approach
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Antwerp was the “Silicon Valley” of printing, while London
KEEP READING