Daisy HolderJun 20, 20206 min readLockdown History: Now That Everything Is Suddenly AccessibleWhile this pandemic has put a spanner in the works of a lot of academic historical projects, mine included, it has vastly increased the...
Daisy HolderMar 19, 20205 min readBefore All Else, An Ugly Face: Ye Ugly Face Clubb of LiverpoolHey look, this isn't about the Coronavirus! Ugly Clubs were an invention of the long 18th Century (generally covering the time between...
Daisy HolderJan 31, 20197 min read"Bring Us The Lame One!" The Disabled Sultan of Medieval EgyptThis post has been a long while coming, apologies for that but I guess that's the risk you take when you get a disabled and chronically...
Daisy HolderDec 20, 20185 min readThe Lute, the Hurdy Gurdy and the Magic Harmonica: The blind minstrels of UkraineThis is my first post here on disability history. Of course I feel like I'm not at all experienced enough for this but I don't think...