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Old Mother Shipton: The OG witch!
Old Mother Shipton statue in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, erected 2017. For in those wondrous far off days The women shall adopt a craze To...
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Oct 16, 20245 min read


Cunning folk and canny criminals! You choose this Hallowe’en…
Photo: Adobe Stock Images Oh my Goddess! October’s here already???!!! Excuse me while I’m sick with excitement! My favourite month of the...
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Sep 30, 20243 min read


Hannah Snell: A Soldier in Disguise…
Hannah Snell, Royal Marines Museum Not heard of Hannah Snell? One of the most famous * trans/non binary soldiers of British history?...
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Sep 16, 20245 min read


Didn’t get an Oasis ticket? Try Oh Hey Sis! instead…(groan)
Photo: The Sun Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past week you’ll have heard that a certain 90’s band have reunited…there’s been...
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Sep 1, 20243 min read


Discount Tarot Deal!
Calling all my tarot lovers out there- exciting collaboration news! My lovely friend and tarot reader Melissa Mercury and I are...
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Jul 30, 20242 min read


Pamela Colman Smith : Forgotten black lesbian artist and occultist…
…or was she? There’s more mythology around Pamela Colman Smith than a Greek tragedy. So who was she really? Let’s find out… Pamela Colman...
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Jul 29, 20244 min read


Herstory of the month: Grainne the Pirate Queen of Ireland
Statue of Grainne at Westport House (wikipedia) I think most of us are aware of the fraught history between England and Ireland. And...
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Jul 15, 20246 min read


Summertime Gladness
Despite what the weather would have you believe, It’s July already so summer is in full swing what with the Euros, Glastonbury, Pride…...
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Jul 4, 20242 min read


Mary Barbour
We all hear about greedy landlords and soaring rents, especially if like me you dwell in London…maybe the answer is…rent strikes? After...
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Jun 12, 20243 min read


Harlot Hens, Winchester Geese and Lipstick Rebels...
Phew! It’s June already! How was your Darling Month of May? Mine was VERY busy indeed. Along with our regular monthly tours we ran two...
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Jun 6, 20244 min read


Herstory of the Month
HYPATIA: Genius and Martyr You’ve heard the one about the Greek woman philosopher torn to pieces by Christians right? Well there was more...
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May 7, 20243 min read


The Darling SINS of May!
Corbis/Getty source: dailymail.co.uk May Day, May Day! Well, after a very wet and wild April, here we are! Despite the weather, you all...
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May 1, 20242 min read


Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Queen, Mother, strategist, political negotiator, patroness of the arts, and apparently a great beauty to boot! This gal had it all... One...
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Apr 10, 20242 min read


Soul Searching... with Diane Abbott
Image: Abbott campaigning for abortion rights, dianeabbott.org.uk A very happy April to everyone except Frank Hester, the millionaire...
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Apr 3, 20243 min read


Fancy a bit of tarty art?
This is a bit of a departure from my usual musings and updates…so I hope you’ll forgive me and not think it’s spam. First: Storytime. A...
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Jan 24, 20243 min read


Bloody Mary?
She’s been feared throughout history, the subject of children’s horror tales and even has a blood-coloured cocktail named after her. But...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read


Get some Valentines tips from the Harlots…Or celebrate Death instead..
Yes, February is the month of lurrrve so that means that it’s also time for our annual Valentines alternative feminist walk through...
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Jan 8, 20241 min read


Well Done, Sister Suffragette!
It’s 2024!! Dear Lord how did that happen? Well, here it is, Happy New Year, and here I am to ring it in with some very exciting news!...
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Jan 8, 20242 min read


Bye Bye '23!
Oh my Goddess! How is it nearly another new year already? If anyone else is feeling slightly terrified by how quickly the years are...
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Dec 31, 20232 min read


Ho Ho Harlots and Yuletide Witches!
“Deck The Halls with Harlots and Witches Fa la la la la la la la la…..🎶🎄” Jingle bells Jezebels! How is it December already??? How did...
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Nov 30, 20232 min read
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