Historical Articles

September 15, 2020

The World’s First Calculator – The Pascaline

I found out about the Pascaline purely by chance, when writing my latest novel, The Ladies’ Tale: Caroline and Philippa, due to be published this month (September 2020). I was looking for an interesting but expensive […]
August 20, 2018

FURNITURE IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY HIGHLAND HOUSES

In my previous blog I wrote about Highland houses, how they were designed and built, taking into account the weather conditions and the materials available locally. But the subject wouldn’t be complete without saying something […]