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

Wow you can definitely feel the chill in the air now can’t you? Happy November everyone! And firstly thanks for a wonderful October!  Samhain/Halloween was an amazing period for us as always, with no fewer than 11 events to ring in spooky season! From our regular Hexing to the launch of our brand new Magic, Mystics and Martyrs, to talks at Chelsea Physic Garden and the Amersham Paracon, Herstorical Tours has been busy and most events were sold out -  thank you so much to all

“Execution of Mrs Ann Hibbins” F.T.Merrell, 1886 Spooky season is upon us ! So its time for a suitably spooky herstory , and this one is about convicted ‘witch’ Ann Hibbins, and so it’s inevitably, a tale of injustice and misogyny.  Little is known about Ann Hibbins’ early life. She was born around 1605 in England and had been widowed once by the time she emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts with her husband William Hibbins in the 1630’s.   Her husband William had previously be

(Why is this feeling less like a joke and more and more likely nowadays?? 😳) Witches? Check. Magic? Check. Ghosties? Check. Gore?...