The Historical Collaborator

11/03/2026

My friend made me this adorable fidget octopus with his 3D printer. I have called him Alan. I love him.

18/12/2025

Tickets go on sale TOMORROW!

15/03/2025

Come and join us! It’s always entertaining, historical, and full of the world’s best side plots when we get together. Plus we both love the best bit of history so you can come and love it too!

Link to join in the comments 👇🏻

LIVE CHAT! On Tuesday evening (8pm UK time) I will be in conversation with the The Historical Collaborator herself, Catherine Ibbotson. She is a woman with many roles in the history world, so this is going to be one excellent, and no doubt humorous, chat. Make sure you've subscribed so you're notified the minute we go LIVE!

13/02/2025

Only 2 weeks to go until I see Hamlet at the RSC. I’m SO excited!

01/01/2025

Hell’s Jigsaw 2024* Day 1:

A very slow start has been made…

Edges done and the image to give you an idea. We had to go through the box 3 times to find all the bits we needed 🤦🏻‍♀️ We’re tired and we need to go to bed 😂

* Yes, I know it’s now 2025

15/12/2024

Coming soon…

06/11/2024

Join us tonight on History After Dark when we are continuing our ‘History Heroes’ series with Gareth Russell - Historian/Author talking about the Unknown Warrior.

8.15pm UK time. Don’t miss it!

Author of 'The Palace', Gareth Russell joins us on the run up to Remembrance Sunday to talk about the Unknown Warrior.

18/08/2024

Me: ‘So as you can see, Nathen, on my invisible map of the lay out of Bosworth Battlefield, I’ve marked the spot where Stanley is said to have crowned Henry after the battle.’
Nathen: ‘Good times.’

14/08/2024

Tonight on HAD we have a guest! The awesome Julian Humphrys is coming to add to our list of History Heroes. 8.15 pm UK time. It’s going to be hilarious!

Q is for.... well, we couldn't think of one. However! We did have a suggestion from a favourite guest speaker, Julian Humphrys, for 'Quirky' John Aubrey. Now...

31/07/2024

Literally the best book signing ever. EVER. 🐿️🐿️🐿️

22/05/2024

Tonight on HAD….