Essential History | The people, places and events that have shaped our history and culture
The people, places and events that have shaped our history and culture
Available in store or online, see links below! Order my acclaimed guidebook that pairs pivotal moments in London's history with 52 of its most iconic pubs - each just a stroll from where history was made. Goodreads reviews: ‘It's like a history field trip with beer, a fine way to learn with info-rich text and [...]
Delighted that my first trade-published book is out in June. Fifty-two stories about the history of London with a pub at the end of each. Pre-orders are available now! Please see link below for more information. https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Pub-Lovers-Guide-to-London-Paperback/p/50642
The area of Embajadores is a barrios in transition. Down-at-heel at the bottom of Calle de Embajadores, gentrifying as you rise up to Plaza de Cascorro - graffiti giving way to street art, hipster barber shops and artisanal bakeries. The Fabrica De Tabacos closed in 2000, after more than two hundred years as Madrid’s main [...]
Running down to Atocha station, C/ Santa Isabel is one of Madrid’s most ‘castizo’ of streets. Absent of tourists but possessing cool markets and bars, Madrid’s most hip cinema, an historic convent and a world-famous art gallery - it’s easy to see why. Mercado San Anton - for gourmet and regular groceries The Cine Dore [...]
Somerset House has an illustrious past. The site was once the home of Lord Protector Somerset then Tudor and Stuart queens of the realm before becoming the first home of the Royal Academy (1771-1836), the Royal Society (1780-1857), a London headquarters of the Royal Navy - and then a government tax and records office (1789-1985). [...]