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Kate Williams
British Historian
Because Century History People Women World
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Redheads were particularly persecuted during the European witch trials of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The colour was associated with the devil, and the pale skin which most redheads have was thought unnatural and deathly. Kate Williams
Trials Thought Devil Skin Unnatural Colour Most Witch Particularly Redheads Were Deathly Persecuted Which Centuries Fifteenth European Pale Associated
Now I would go to London's Pudding Lane on 2 September 1666 and put out that little fire. I'd love to investigate the histories of a few of the buildings that burned for Restoration Home. Kate Williams
Love Home Fire Few September Out Would London Restoration Investigate Put Buildings Go Histories Burned Little Lane Now Pudding
I wonder if there'll ever be a time where you're not judged by your appearance. It seems that wherever you've got to, your appearance is always discussed. It's never said about men. We talk about a man's charisma, not his looks. Kate Williams
Time You Man Men Charisma About Seems Never Talk Looks Judged Said Always Got His Wonder Discussed Where Wherever Your Appearance Ever
As historians, we spend days in archives, gazing at account books. We train would-be historians in the arts of deciphering letters and documents, early Latin, scribal handwriting, medieval French. Kate Williams
Spend Books Gazing Latin Would-Be Archives Days French Documents Historians Account Train Handwriting Arts Letters Early Medieval
Some archives and record offices are housed in your local museum or library; others have their own stand-alone building. Wherever they are, they are a treasure trove. Kate Williams
Library Building Own Others Local Record Some Archives Offices Wherever Your Treasure Museum
Unless I'm asked to dress up in a costume, TV shows prefer a clean, modern look, so I've developed a wardrobe full of plain, bright colours. If it's an outdoors job, I just wear big jumpers. Kate Williams
Job Big Unless TV TV Shows Outdoors Wear Dress Dress-Up Costume Clean Colours Developed Look Up Modern Just Wardrobe Plain Prefer Asked Full Shows Bright
British passion for Chinese tea was unstoppable, but the Chinese had no desire for our offerings, however much we tried to sell them woolen clothes or cutlery. Kate Williams
Passion Clothes Tea Our Tried No Desire Had Unstoppable However Sell Chinese Them Much Desire British
The British Museum was our first real museum, the property of the public rather than the monarch or the church. Kate Williams
Property Church First British Museum Our Rather Real Than Public Monarch British Museum
Usually, historical revelations come from days of legwork, ploughing through piles of letters and papers in archives or even private homes, looking for the telling phrase or letter that someone else has missed. Kate Williams
Looking Else Papers Telling Phrase Someone Archives Through Missed Days Come Piles Revelations Private Historical Even Homes Letter Letters
My Welsh grandmother Mair didn't meet my grandfather until she was 28, quite old to be unmarried in the early '40s. Kate Williams
Old Meet Unmarried Until She Welsh Quite Grandfather Grandmother Early
One woman came up to me at a lecture and observed that I was much fatter than on television; I think I look better onscreen than in real life. It's the lights. Kate Williams
Life Me Woman Better Real Life Think Fatter Television Onscreen Observed Lights Look Real Came Lecture Up Than Much
I really enjoy watching TV; it offers an amazing window, and its an incredible way of presenting history to young people in particular. Kate Williams
History People Amazing Young Enjoy Incredible Way TV Window Particular Offers Young People Really Watching Watching Tv Presenting
When Elizabeth II was crowned - the sixth female monarch since the Norman conquest - the world lit up in her favour. Kate Williams
World Favour Crowned Since Female Up Norman Sixth Lit Monarch Conquest Her Elizabeth
Over the years to come, one thing is for certain: if the monarchy wishes to stay relevant and in power, it will have to change more. Kate Williams
Change Will Power Relevant One Thing Stay More Over Wishes Come Years Certain Monarchy Thing
Throughout the 19th century, Britain bought cheaply from the countries of the empire and compelled subject countries to buy our goods at high prices. Kate Williams
Buy Our High Throughout Prices Cheaply Bought Countries Empire Goods Subject Century Compelled Britain
Eighteenth-century matrons would have never have dreamed of appointing a redhaired wet nurse for their precious offspring - redheads passed on their horrible characters through their milk. Kate Williams
Nurse Characters Would Dreamed Horrible Through Never Redheads Passed Wet Precious Offspring Milk
Analysis of soil, grave goods and skeletons has been key to our understanding of archaeology and the migration of peoples, as well as their daily lives. But in mainstream history, we tend to stick to documents. Kate Williams
Daily History People Key Soil Understanding Analysis Our Has-Been Archaeology Tend Mainstream Goods Well Documents Stick Been Skeletons Migration Grave Lives Daily Lives
I've always considered myself to look like a rather plain-and-exhausted bluestocking, so it's rather odd to read Tweets commenting on my appearance. Kate Williams
Myself Considered Rather Like Look Read Always Odd Commenting Tweets Appearance
One of Britain's big problems throughout history has been that we lust after consumer goods from elsewhere, but our friends overseas have been less enthusiastic about buying things we produce. Kate Williams
History Problems Big Lust Elsewhere Our Has-Been Enthusiastic About Throughout Consumer Goods Been Overseas Friends Big Problems After Produce Less Things Buying Britain
I am part of a team organising an Emma Hamilton exhibition for the National Maritime Museum for 2016, and the amount of planning is a revelation - borrowing from museums and collections all over the world. Kate Williams
World National Maritime Collections Borrowing Part Over Revelation Am Exhibition Hamilton Planning Team Amount Museum Museums
I've written extensively on Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth and seen up close how those women, who were born when the country hoped for a male heir, made their way as leaders. Kate Williams
Women Queen Made Seen Country Way Those Hoped Born Written Leaders How Were Male Up Close Victoria Heir Who Elizabeth
Throughout history, the only way to secure a throne has been with a phalanx of children - nine for Victoria, 13 for George III. Kate Williams
History Nine Way Secure Has-Been Only Throne Throughout George Been Children Victoria
Britain's passion for Christmas and huge white weddings dates from Victorian times - both were low-key celebrations before Victoria and her PR machine. Kate Williams
Christmas Passion Before White Machine Weddings Both Dates Were Huge Celebrations Times Victoria Victorian Low-Key Her Britain

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