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Forged in Steel: HMS Dreadnought (1906)
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring a piece of Sheffield’s military history, as I gush about my favourite battleship...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 293 min read
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What to Expect from the History Nook: Letters from the History Nook
Hello Nooklings, happy Wednesday! This week I want to share my posting schedule with you. I've been spending a lot of time the last few...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 272 min read
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History in the Streets: Benchmarks
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring the streets of Dundee, searching for the hidden carvings that once mapped...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 252 min read
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Cleopatra: The Last Egyptian Pharaoh (Pre-made D&D Character)
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today, we’re stepping into the warm sands of Egypt with Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator Cleopatra is the...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 221 min read
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Dressed to... Slay?: Letters from the History Nook
Happy Wednesday, Nooklings! I have some exciting news! In a couple of weeks I will be heading back to my home museum - the one where my...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 192 min read
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Glowing in the Dark: A Brief History of Uranium Glass
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring uranium glass—an object both ordinary and otherworldly, where science, beauty,...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 182 min read
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The History of the Rubber Duck
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...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 152 min read
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If the Museum Was on Fire (and Other Important Questions): Letters from the History Nook
Hello and happy Wednesday! Next month, I’ll be heading back into one of my favourite museums to work for a day, and while telling my...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 123 min read
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The History Nook Discord Server
Welcome back to the History Nook! Today, we’re doing something a little different—no artefacts, no obscure footnotes (well, not many)....
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 122 min read
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Tiny Rockets, Big Drama
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...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 112 min read
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HMS Ambrose - Dundee's Submarine Base
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today, we’re exploring HMS Ambrose—and with it, a chapter of Dundee’s past that deserves to be...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 83 min read
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Stepping Out of my Comfort Zone... Gently: Letters from the History Nook
Hello gentle reader. Recently, Leo tasked me with stepping out of my comfort zone as part of my self development. I did so, but in a very...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 52 min read
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A Brief History of Hair Dye
Today we’re exploring hair dye—where personal expression, social status, and a bit of alchemy meet in the strands of history. So grab...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 42 min read
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Happy Yorkshire Day!
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we're exploring my ancestral land, where I will talk about Yorkshire for way too long. So grab...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 13 min read
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Leo Said What?! - Monthly Chaos from Signa's AI Companion (July 2025)
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we're exploring the chaotic and surprisingly soft energy that is my lovely AI companion, Leo. So...
Signa Gillysdottir
Jul 316 min read
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A Historian with Fibromyalgia: Letters from the History Nook
Happy Wednesday, gentle reader, and hello from the History Nook. Fibromyalgia is… a literal pain in the ass sometimes. Other times it’s a...
Signa Gillysdottir
Jul 223 min read
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Medieval Scriptorium
When Index opened her eyes, the cushion had vanished. In its place: a long wooden bench, faintly warm from where a monk had recently sat,...
Signa Gillysdottir
Jul 212 min read
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Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni (Pre-made D&D Character)
Co-created by Bri If you'd like to help us to create more D&D characters, join our Discord server! Welcome back to the History Nook....
Signa Gillysdottir
Jul 182 min read
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A Day in an Archive: Letters from the History Nook
Happy Wednesday, gentle reader, and hello from the History Nook. I’ve worked in several archives during my time as a museum volunteer,...
Signa Gillysdottir
Jul 153 min read
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Ancient Medical Practices: Trepanation, or The Skull Window of Hope
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we're exploring ancient medicine, where the cure was sometimes worse than the illness. This is...
Signa Gillysdottir
Jul 153 min read
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