Kieron Connolly
@kieronconnolly.bsky.social
Commissioning Editor, Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing
Previously Bloomsbury, Mail on Sunday, Amber Books
Author of THE HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD and
ABANDONED PLACES, among others.
Editorial consultancy work at:
kieronconnolly.com
Previously Bloomsbury, Mail on Sunday, Amber Books
Author of THE HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD and
ABANDONED PLACES, among others.
Editorial consultancy work at:
kieronconnolly.com
Reposted by Kieron Connolly
This is Mortimer at his accessible and witty best. As ever, his aim is not only to bring the past to life but also to illuminate our own times.
October 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This is Mortimer at his accessible and witty best. As ever, his aim is not only to bring the past to life but also to illuminate our own times.
Reposted by Kieron Connolly
How did the button change life in the Middle Ages? If you found yourself at a smart Elizabethan party, should you kiss your hostess on the lips? Why were pistols safer than swords in a duel? And how come Regency Londoners drank so much port?
October 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
How did the button change life in the Middle Ages? If you found yourself at a smart Elizabethan party, should you kiss your hostess on the lips? Why were pistols safer than swords in a duel? And how come Regency Londoners drank so much port?