What I do

I have a life-long interest in history, folklore, story-telling  and theatre.

 

I can be booked for story-telling, for adults and children. Here is my version of the story of Pandora, described as "sumptuous" which featured in the Woodwose Productions event 'Tales of the Season' in 2024

 

My partnership, Pedlars and Petticoats, offers live performance and talks based around women's history, as well as story-telling and heritage theatre.

 

Some of the talks I offer are listed below. This is updated regularly, and I am always happy to consider requests for bespoke talks. Talks can be in person or over zoom. 

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Ghost Stories for Dark Nights: Some classic tales to chill and thrill

Tudor Tales: A look behind the contemporary propaganda to try to tease out the truth behind the Tudor myths

Wise women, folk medicine and familiars: The true story of the history of witchcraft and witch trials

Eleanor of Acquitaine: Queen of two countries, wife of two kings, mother of two kings, crusader, rebel, prisoner, poisoner

Women in Greek Myths: What the school books don’t tell you

Wicked women: Women in myth, legend and history who may not be all they seem

Boudicca: Unravelling some of the history of the British Queen who fought the Romans and set cities ablaze

What did the Romans ever do for us? What was life in Roman Britain really like

Ghosts of London: Weird tales of the capital including hauntings, apparitions and portals

The Thames Titanic: The disaster on the Thames that is almost forgotten – the sinking of the Princess Alice 

Aethelflaed Lady of the Mercians: The only female ruler in Anglo Saxon history

Lithuanian Gods and Goddesses: The pantheon of Baltic deities echoes Greek myth in a country that was the last Pagan nation in Europe

The Anarchy: How the sinking of the white ship led to 15 years of civil war and anarchy in England as Stephen and Matilda fought for the throne

The Myth Collection: A journey through some of the myths and traditional stories of the British Isles

An Evening with Christabel: Meet the famous suffragette, Christabel Pankhurst, and learn some of the less well known twists and turns of her life

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