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23/12/2024

Let loose with Mother Goose next weekend! Sunday 29th December join us on a yuletide walk along the Thames to discover folklore, Roman - Victorian history and much more

Book SINNERS, SAINTS AND SAVIOURS

www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/sinners

21/12/2024

Before and after our stockingfiller special! it wasnt too manic, but it was soggy, and cold... Well done to my brave team of fledgling strumpeteers! 2024 is not over yet though for us! we've got our South bank tour runningn on 29th....join us for a betwixtmas magical jaunt!

19/12/2024

Creators : do you care about your content and copyrighted work being used without your consent to train AI to directly compete with you?

I thought so...this is what our government wants to allow to happen...

The UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.

Here's what you can do :
1. Email your MP. Template letter : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XtqaGRLcs6o4F9maphl8TRM6BDwZkNi-553Ky7H6FKQ

2. Respond to the consultation. Here are template answers you can just copy and paste (it takes a while but its worth doing):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VTY6TkiOPF9Xc9AUMn7TzW8tGOR2dJ0euhbDrQQTu1I

3. Email your union or representative/agent using this template letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12wpfkBnCZPJpVqch1pz3U4VfQ1sDlDJek3my6CqIfCk

19/12/2024

Here's a book review from me !

Biography of W.T. Stead, who staged a child abduction to prove how easy it was to traffick children into prostitution in Victorian london. ...

16/12/2024

Latest blog published. I had a lot of fun researching this one. Alice Diamond (in the rough)

https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/post/herstory-of-the-month-alice-diamond-and-the-forty-elephants

Young Alice, WikicommonsWell it is the festive season and so I bring you a bit of glitz this month with our aptly named featured Herstory: Alice Diamond. Like her name, hers is a story of glitz and glamour. But it’s also a story of violence and crime. Because Alice Diamond was a notorious gangster...

05/12/2024

Reposting this from some time ago. You can learn more about this subject and how s*x workers in London were ( and are still, and indeed ALL women) affected by attitudes towards r*pe. Come along this Christmas. It’s not all frivolity and jokes, if you know me, I’m not shy of exposing the dark truth of history and Herstory. Book now

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03/12/2024

At a loose end this Friday ? Join the Strumpets for an early festive treat !

https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/event-details/harlots-and-strumpets-and-tarts-oh-my-stockingfiller-special

01/12/2024

Latest December news published on the blog:

https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/post/ho-ho-ho-s-and-midwinter-magic

Festive tours now available to book!

December…??!!! Christmas already???!! Well, if you’re flummoxed that the year has shot by in the blink of an eye, then you’re not alone! But the festive season can only mean one thing, and that’s festive tours!This month we’re running Harlots, Strumpets and Tarts Oh My!, our romp through C...

27/11/2024

Join the festive strumpets this Christmas! Nelly, F***y and The gang will be (ahem) taking care of your bulging sacks ( oo err) with a festive themed treat. If you’re looking for something a bit alternative to the usual saccharine christmas events - this tour is for you! Booking now for 18-20 Dec only! Link: www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/harlotsandstrumpetsandtartsohmy

24/11/2024

Thank you to the lovely for this wonderful review.

20/11/2024

Join us this weekend for witchery and rodent antics (?!)

Hex and the City - Friday
Sinners - Sunday

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17/11/2024

I am now on Bluesky! (MUCH) nicer than Twatter....follow me if you're there too and I'll follow you back!

17/11/2024

If you’re stuck for Christmas gift ideas - why not gift a Herstorical Tour? You can buy multiple vouchers for one or two people to redeem against any of our tours.

https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/gift-a-tour

Gift a tour for a loved one to book at their leisure.

16/11/2024

Some great images captured from my debut one woman performance We Can't All Be Field Mice at Croydonites Festival of New Theatre

This was a piece I wrote based on a folk legend of a Croydon witch, across timelines and linked to the modern day via my own less conventional lifestyle. The piece is centred around a single bed and explores empathy and tolerance and what it means to be a woman.

Photo Credits: Excuse My Lens Photography

13/11/2024

Latest HERSTORY of the month is now live : the true story of the last witch to be killed in Ireland: Bridget Cleary.

Read here: https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/post/herstory-of-the-month-bridget-cleary

It’s November and November here in England is all about fire and explosions, both historically, and it seems, politically in current times! So on the theme of fire, I present to you this month’s herstory. Buckle up though, it’s a grisly and tragic one.The image above is my painting of the last...

13/11/2024

Some clips of my debut one woman show at the Croydonites Festival of New Theatre. at the weekend. 'We Can't All Be Field Mice' tells the story of a real Croydon witch enshrined in local folklore, and carries her story over into the modern day. It's a story across eras, a story about empathy, tolerance and self respect and what it means to be a woman. These are clips from the second half.

Video credit: ANTONIO LEWIS | TVOX CREATIVE AGENCY

12/11/2024

Some clips of my debut one woman show at the Croydonites Festival of New Theatre at the weekend. 'We Can't All Be Field Mice' tells the story of a real Croydon witch enshrined in local folklore, and carries her story over into the modern day. It's a story across eras, a story about empathy, tolerance and self respect and what it means to be a woman. These are clips from the first half.

I'll be posting more clips soon.

Video credit: ANTONIO LEWIS | TVOX CREATIVE AGENCY