Guest Blog: The Citi Manga Exhibition at the British Museum

I’m delighted to share a guest post from Nabilah Roghey! Nabilah studied alongside me and I follow her historical and cultural adventures on Facebook. I saw that she had been to the British Museum last week and asked if she’d like to share her experience on Historian Ruby. What is manga? Manga is a Japanese art form that has its origins in the Handscrolls of … Continue reading Guest Blog: The Citi Manga Exhibition at the British Museum

Guest Blog: a Wartime Romance, Jumping Feet First into Love

I’m thrilled to welcome author Geoff Le Pard for a guest post on HistorianRuby! Geoff has written a captivating memoir, Apprenticed to my Mother, which focuses on his relationship with his mother after his father’s death. Within this remit, however, he frequently reminisces about both his parents. His father Desmond, illustrated through many of his poems in the volume, was frustrated by his failure to … Continue reading Guest Blog: a Wartime Romance, Jumping Feet First into Love

Guest Blog: a Post-War Childhood in Liverpool

A guest post from George Boyland. George is a regular contributor to The Guardian’s Readers’ Recommend music blog. During World War Two, frightened Luftwaffe pilots, seeing the flak over Manchester and Liverpool, would turn back and drop their bombs over the last city before the North Sea – Hull. That city had it bad. But, apart from the East End of London, nowhere had it … Continue reading Guest Blog: a Post-War Childhood in Liverpool