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Alice Wheeldon: Activism, Persecution, and Legacy
Alice Wheeldon: Activism, Persecution, and Legacy
Alice Wheeldon was an anti-war activist, socialist, and feminist who important to British history, and who appears in my historical novel…
Mariah Torsney
Jul 7
From Pit Ponies to Elephants: Animals of Britain’s WWI Home Front
From Pit Ponies to Elephants: Animals of Britain’s WWI Home Front
During World War I, the British home front experienced the extensive requisitioning of animals to support the war effort. This practice…
Mariah Torsney
Jun 30
Abortifacients in the UK During World War I: A Historical Perspective
Abortifacients in the UK During World War I: A Historical Perspective
Abortifacients, including emmenagogues (herbs such as tansy, mugwort, and angelica, for example) are used to terminate pregnancy. In…
Mariah Torsney
Jun 25
Basil Zaharoff: The Original Merchant of Death
Basil Zaharoff: The Original Merchant of Death
Basil Zaharoff is one of the most enigmatic and influential arms dealers of early 20th-century history, and particularly World War I…
Mariah Torsney
Jun 25
The Importance of Women in the Easter Rising
The Importance of Women in the Easter Rising
The Easter Rising of 1916, a pivotal moment in Irish history, was not solely orchestrated and executed by men. Of some 1,600 people…
Mariah Torsney
Jun 25
Rebel Tongue: Irish Language and Resistance
Rebel Tongue: Irish Language and Resistance
Stieg Hedlund is a noteworthy game designer, but also a writer not only of game narratives but also a blog focused on history, language…
Mariah Torsney
Jun 25
Anti-German Sentiment in WWI UK: Xenophobia and Nationalism
Anti-German Sentiment in WWI UK: Xenophobia and Nationalism
In writing my historical fiction novel Roseleigh, one of the elements I wanted to portray was anti-German sentiment in the UK during WWI…
Mariah Torsney
Jun 25
Evolving Elegance: Women’s Fashion Trends during World War I
Evolving Elegance: Women’s Fashion Trends during World War I
In this post, I’ll discuss women’s fashion in historical fiction, including two of my favorites, The Great Gatsby and Outlander. Next, I’ll…
Mariah Torsney
Jun 25
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