I'd say that Catherine Howard is the most 'misunderstood' wife of Henry VIII. She certainly didn't have a clean childhood, but her infamous 'promiscuity' should not be blown out of proportion. She ruled alongside him for a mere two years (not enough time for a coronation) and her complicated past was damning before she even... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday 24th June, it was National Writing Day. I was supposed to post on that day, but unfortunately I was very busy. Who knew taking over someone's instagram would take up the whole day? (Everyone, obviously...) Throughout the 8 weeks leading up to National Writing Day, I have been participating in weekly #WriteFromHome video... Continue Reading →
First things first. The rich descriptions really sucked me into this book. Right from the start. But the ending... I was so disappointed. I know this is a classic, but we can't love them all. War of the Worlds is considered to be one of the first explicit science fiction novel. Previous novels such as... Continue Reading →
Hi Biscuit Breakers! I am currently switching between 5 different jobs today as I am taking over First Story's Instagram page alongside my wonderful best friend Sophie. But that didn't stop me from still participating in this weeks #WriteFromHome workshop run by Andrew McMillan. This week we were focusing on describing Abstract Nouns, so things... Continue Reading →
It's the classic tale of catfishing. But in this case, Anne probably held the trump card and outlived not only the King himself, but also ALL of the other queens. After doing my research a bit more into her history, I've found that she, alongside Katherine of Aragon are my favourite queens so far. Anne... Continue Reading →
For the last few years Killing Eve has quickly become one of my favourite shows of all time. It subverted expectations of female assassins and detectives, it was glamorous and humorous too. But season three hit a stalemate and I don't know if it can ever recover it's former glory. Jodie Comer as the fabulous... Continue Reading →
Hi Biscuit Breakers! Yay, I'm finally getting the hang of just writing the blog post before I forget... This week's #WriteFromHome workshop was held by the brilliant Malika Booker. She is an award winning poet and is also a mentor for the Writing Squad which I am lucky to be a member of. The theme... Continue Reading →
Hi Biscuit Breakers, As many of you will probably know, these last two weeks have been seriously influential in raising awareness of the daily oppression that specifically black people have been subject to for over 400 years. Much of the media coverage will soon die down, and they'll blame a potential 'second wave' of coronavirus... Continue Reading →
She was Henry's favourite wife. He was later buried beside her in Windsor. Why? Because despite his two previous feisty Queens, Jane Seymour was unremarkably unremarkable. She had a traditional feminine education in stitching, cooking, etiquette and the rest of that nonsense. She could only write her name. Jane wasn't completely stupid though, she served... Continue Reading →
Okay, today is not going to be my usual cheery self. I've seen and read too much over the last few days to not ignore how I feel. In some ways I feel deeply saddened that racism towards the black community, which has been inherent in society for too long STILL exists. But the support... Continue Reading →
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