Writing the Garden
Lucy Writes HistoryWomen, History, Nature
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Do we *really* want more prairie gardens in a heatwave? On green, shade, and the Hortus Conclusus
Jamie is bemused by the fig leaves, which is a good thing: they keep him busy for long enough for me to write!
I know. We are all far too hot. But I am going to talk about it, all the same.
During this latest heatwave - flipping through...
Waking, Writing, Rocking: A Micro-History of Sleepless Nights with Babies
This week, I started reading Erin Maglaque’s fascinating book Presence: A Hidden History of the Female Body, which I encountered through a powerful extract published in the Guardian. Like other historians I know, Maglaque’s understanding of...
Brilliana Harley's Strawberry Butter and the Power of Nostalgia
Strawberries, from the Huth Hours, British Library, Add. MS 38126 (detail).
I first wrote about Brilliana, Lady Harley, back in December 2025. A mother of seven, living on the border between England and Wales, she is remembered both for he...
Ox Tongue in Green Sauce: An Appetite for Jewish Foods in 'The Merchant of Venice' and Venetian Inquisition Records
There is a paywell on the very last section of this post, because I get into spoilers for what I am working on at the moment.
There is a paywell on the very last section of this post, because I get into spoilers for what I am working on at...
Planting Peonies in the Gardens of Time
New York, Pierpont Morgan Museum MS M. 190, f. 1r (detail). France, c. 1450
Almost a year ago, I started working freelance as a gardener and a writer. The writing I learned from a career in academia which I loved; the horticulture, from se...
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Medievalist, gardener, writer. I do garden design and maintenance in North Yorks. I'm writing a memoir about infertility and history, and a novel riffing on the Merchant of Venice. Currently on self-imposed maternity leave. Warning: baby pics.
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