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By Signa Gillysdottir



Classical Studies OpenLearn Courses
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...
Signa Gillysdottir
Sep 29, 20251 min read


My Viking Kit
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...
Signa Gillysdottir
Sep 22, 20252 min read


Ancient Medical Practices: Humorism. (Not as Funny as it Sounds.)
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring Humorism, (spell checker, I promise I did spell that one right,) the belief that...
Signa Gillysdottir
Sep 15, 20253 min read


Weston Park Museum's 150th Birthday Party
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...
Signa Gillysdottir
Sep 12, 20252 min read


History Bounding: What is it? (And Why You Might Already be Doing it.)
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...
Signa Gillysdottir
Sep 5, 20253 min read


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 29, 20253 min read


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 25, 20252 min read


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 18, 20252 min read


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 15, 20252 min read


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 12, 20252 min read


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 11, 20252 min read


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 8, 20253 min read


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 4, 20252 min read
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