Scented Chapters

Women's History Month: Tudor Women

Women's History Month: Tudor Women

The Tudor period is often remembered through the powerful figures who ruled the throne, particularly Elizabeth I and Mary I. Yet the age was shaped not only by queens but...

Women's History Month: Tudor Women

The Tudor period is often remembered through the powerful figures who ruled the throne, particularly Elizabeth I and Mary I. Yet the age was shaped not only by queens but...

Women's History Month: Medieval Women

Women's History Month: Medieval Women

Medieval Europe was shaped not only by the swords of men, but by the intellect, resolve and authority of women who commanded armies, negotiated treaties and governed vast territories.

Women's History Month: Medieval Women

Medieval Europe was shaped not only by the swords of men, but by the intellect, resolve and authority of women who commanded armies, negotiated treaties and governed vast territories.

Nancy Astor: Power, Privilege and the First Woman in the House of Commons

Nancy Astor: Power, Privilege and the First Wom...

Discover more about the American born Politician who became the first woman in the House of Commons.

Nancy Astor: Power, Privilege and the First Wom...

Discover more about the American born Politician who became the first woman in the House of Commons.

Anne of Cleves: The Queen Who Outsmarted Henry VIII

Anne of Cleves: The Queen Who Outsmarted Henry ...

Poor Anne of Cleves — Henry’s fourth wife — is often reduced to a throwaway line, a comic interlude in the drama of Tudor romance. She is remembered, if at...

Anne of Cleves: The Queen Who Outsmarted Henry ...

Poor Anne of Cleves — Henry’s fourth wife — is often reduced to a throwaway line, a comic interlude in the drama of Tudor romance. She is remembered, if at...

Neolithic Feasts and the Origins of Mead in the UK

Neolithic Feasts and the Origins of Mead in the UK

Discover how Neolithic Britons drank mead at feasts, celebrating life, rituals, and community near sites like Stonehenge. Explore this ancient tradition!

Neolithic Feasts and the Origins of Mead in the UK

Discover how Neolithic Britons drank mead at feasts, celebrating life, rituals, and community near sites like Stonehenge. Explore this ancient tradition!

Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians: England’s Forgotten Warrior Queen

Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians: England’s Forg...

Discover the story of Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians — the powerful daughter of Alfred the Great who defended Mercia and helped shape the kingdom of England.

Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians: England’s Forg...

Discover the story of Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians — the powerful daughter of Alfred the Great who defended Mercia and helped shape the kingdom of England.