Here it is! 2026! I hope you had a glorious Christmas and New Year and are now just about recovering and ready to start afresh? 2026 is going to be the big one, I can feel it! More details below of what’s coming up… 2025 Recap! But first….a recap! Because as I often say on my tours, we can’t move forward if we don’t learn the lessons of history and herstory ! 2025 was the fourth official year of Herstorical Tours’ existence and it was definitely the best one yet. My regular t

Caricature of Sarah, 1811. (Wikipedia) I remember reading about Sarah Baartman ‘the Hottentot Venus’ some years ago, and being appalled at this very stark example of colonial racist and sexist exploitation. In an increasingly fascist, racist climate, her story is more relevant than ever. So here she is - my last herstory of the year and hopefully, some food for thought. Stolen from Africa…. Sarah Baartman was born around 1789 in the Dutch Cape Colony of what is now South Afri

‘Tis the season to be merry, they say! And why not celebrate December and the festive season with a bit of Herstorical love?? This month we’ve got our crowd pleasing stocking fillers Harlots and Strumpets and Tarts Oh My! (Festive Special) on 19th December and on the 21st it would be rude not to mark the Winter Solstice  with Hex and the City , right? Harlots is a raucous romp through Covent Garden’s sordid sex (and crime) 18th Century history, led by the Baroness Stocking-F

Adelina Patti in her prime! (Wikipedia, likely 1860's) Born this way... I was introduced to the delightful Adelina Patti on a tour of the Royal Opera House recently, and her wonderful, larger than life story is certainly worth a Herstory blog. So here she is! The original ‘diva’. Adelina was born to two Sicilian opera singers so she was blessed with the genes and a background to stand her in good stead to become a singer. She was actually born in Spain, in 1843 and her two si