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The Crown Jewels in Wartime

2 June 2022 By Caroline Shenton

Oil painting of the coronation of George the Sixth

It’s an amazing 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne. Over the next four days in the UK we’re celebrating the Platinum Jubilee, so now seems a good time to take a shameless topical look at one of the many stories I researched in my latest book National Treasures. Saving the Nation’s […]

Filed Under: Second World War

Nine Ways to Support An Author for Free

7 October 2021 By Caroline Shenton

Of course it’s lovely if people buy an author’s book. That’s what all authors want. But there are other ways you can show your support without necessarily buying the book yet, or if you’ve already pre-ordered it.  Here are some simple, quick and FREE ways you can show your support for me or any other […]

Filed Under: Events and Speaking, Publicising the Book, Publishing the Book

Tickets for The Day Parliament Burned Down, 16 Oct 2021 6pm

10 September 2021 By Caroline Shenton

This year for the 187th anniversary of the fire which burned down the old Houses of Parliament, I’m marking the event with a talk on Zoom. With stunning images from the Parliamentary Art Collection and other galleries, you’ll have a ringside seat from the comfort of your own home as I recount the story through […]

Filed Under: Events and Speaking, Old Palace of Westminster, Parliamentary History, The 1834 Fire

Safe As Houses – An Article for Historic Houses Magazine

1 September 2021 By Caroline Shenton

Here’s an article I’ve written for the Historic Houses Association autumn 2021 magazine, on the uses their members’ homes were put to in storing London’s collections during the Second World War, including wonderful Boughton House, Belvoir Castle and Haddon Hall.  Read the article now…

Filed Under: Publicising the Book, Publishing the Book, Second World War, Writing and Researching

All the News that’s Fit to Print

8 June 2021 By Caroline Shenton

Hello there! It’s been a long time since I wrote on this blog, and I’ve decided not to retire it exactly, but with book number three coming up later this year I’m taking a new approach. I’m starting a free monthly newsletter which will bring you content right into your email box from my writing […]

Filed Under: The 1834 Fire

New Year, New Book

15 January 2019 By Caroline Shenton

I’m thrilled to announce that I signed a contract for my third book just before Christmas. It will be published by John Murray in June 2021. Here is a taster of what I will be working on over the next 18 months: “This is the gripping and sometimes hilarious story of how a band of […]

Filed Under: The 1834 Fire

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Dr Caroline Shenton is an archivist and historian. Her book The Day Parliament Burned Down won the Political Book of the Year Award in 2013. Read More…

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  • Nine Ways to Support An Author for Free
  • Tickets for The Day Parliament Burned Down, 16 Oct 2021 6pm
  • Safe As Houses – An Article for Historic Houses Magazine
  • All the News that’s Fit to Print

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