Photo shamelessly stolen from my partner. Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring the Dundee Hooley! So grab your favourite mug, find a soft space to curl up, and let’s wander a little deeper into the past. Yesterday (November 30th) was the Dundee Hooley! I had a fantastic time! If you were there and saw a green fairy, don't worry, you weren't seeing things, it was me. I met a whole host of lovely locals, and even met the Lord Provost Bill Campbell. This year

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring ideas for gifts for your pet historian. As we are getting closer to the gifting...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring some of my favourite courses on OpenLearn! I've putt his list together for anyone...

HMS Unicorn is Scotland's oldest ship, and we (Endy and I), finally got the chance to visit her during Dundee Open Doors Weekend! She's...

Hello fellow OU students and welcome tot he first of a series of posts written for you, by one of you. Hello, I'm Signa, and I'm about to...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today I'm going to tell you a bit about my Viking costume, and why it's not perfectly accurate. So grab...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring Humorism, (spell checker, I promise I did spell that one right,) the belief that...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring how personal experiences can influence how we interpret the past. Trigger...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we're going to take a look at the shenanigans I got up to at the weekend! So grab your favourite...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Happy Monday, Nooklings! The first version of this post ended up being a good example of why I should...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Happy Monday, Nooklings! When this post goes live, I will be on holiday! So, I thought it would be fun...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring history bounding—and you’ll see just how easy it is to add a touch of the past to...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re stepping back into my personal timeline—to the moment a young Signa first fell in love with...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring Roman mythology and the solar system—looking at the relationship between the...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring a piece of Sheffield’s military history, as I gush about my favourite battleship...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring the streets of Dundee, searching for the hidden carvings that once mapped...

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring uranium glass—an object both ordinary and otherworldly, where science, beauty,...

Welcome back to the History Nook! Today, we’re taking a look at something you’re all very familiar with as we waddle into the history of...

Welcome back to the History Nook! Today, we’re doing something a little different—no artefacts, no obscure footnotes (well, not many)....

Welcome back to the History Nook. Today, in honour of one of our History Nook Discord server members birthdays, we’re diving into one of...