Blog 53. 20/08/2017 “Liberté” Female Agents behind Enemy Lines in WWII. Part II
“Liberté” Female Agents behind Enemy Lines in WWII. Part II A month after VE Day, and a few weeks before the two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, the man who had threatened to ‘Set Europe Ablaze,’ Winston Churchill, was out of office. The...
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Carve Their Names with Pride: Female Agents Behind Enemy Lines in WWII. Part I A monument stands by the bank of the River Thames commemorating the work of the agents of the Special Operations Executive, more commonly known as SOE. A part of...
read moreBLOG 51 04/08/2017 European Fashion in the Ottoman Empire 1900 to 1922
European Fashion in the Ottoman Empire 1900 to 1922 During the first half of the 20th century, the well-connected, fashion-conscious woman in the Ottoman Empire, particularly Constantinople and Smyrna, were familiar with European fashion and later...
read moreBlog 50 24/07/2017 Prodromos Bodosakis -Athanasiadis. From humble Asia-Minor roots to the richest man in Greece.
Prodromos Bodosakis -Athanasiadis: From humble Asia-Minor roots to the richest man in Greece. Born to a Greek Orthodox family in Cappadocia, Asia Minor in 1890, Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanasiadis, more commonly known simply as Bodosakis, was one of...
read moreBLOG 49: 25/06/2017 A Journey along the Nile and the Kingdom of Kush
A Journey along the Nile and the Kingdom of Kush There is a saying that “Once you have tasted the waters of the Nile, you will return.” In my case that was certainly true. Watching Joanna Lumley’s recent documentary about her journey along the...
read moreBlog 48 13/05/2017 Crete: History and a Feast Fit for the Gods in Rethymno.
Crete: History and a Feast Fit for the Gods in Rethymno. One of the joys of research is to find a place filled with history and tantalizing food at the same time. Whilst researching for The Embroiderer I spent a few weeks in Crete. The final two...
read moreBLOG 47 18/04/2017 Mimar Sinan and the Süleymaniye Mosque.
Mimar Sinan and the Süleymaniye Mosque. Sultan Mahmud II, considered amongst many to be the last of the great Ottoman leaders before the empire fell into decline, loved Çamlıca, a beautiful area that he referred to it in his poetry with the line:...
read moreBLOG 46 10/04/2017 THE JOURNEY OF A HUGUENOT REFUGEE TO EMBROIDERERS FOR ROYALTY. HAND & LOCK CELEBRATES 250 YEARS OF EMBROIDERY.
THE JOURNEY OF A HUGUENOT REFUGEE TO EMBROIDERERS FOR ROYALTY. HAND & LOCK CELEBRATES 250 YEARS OF EMBROIDERY. This year, the prestigious embroidery London embroidery atelier, Hand & Lock, sponsors of the successful Opus Anglicanum...
read moreBLOG 45 09/02/2017 Matrakçı Nasuh: The Bosnian Leonardo da Vinci of the Ottoman Empire
Matrakçı Nasuh: The Bosnian Leonardo da Vinci of the Ottoman Empire Nasuh bin Karagöz bin Abdullah el-Visokavi el-Bosnavî better known as Matrakçı Nasuh, was a 16th century Bosnian mathematician, teacher, historian, cartographer, swordmaster,...
read moreBLOG 44 22/11/2016 “FRIENDS OF LITERATURE”: The Embroiderer of Smyrna” An interview.
“FRIENDS OF LITERATURE” “The Embroiderer of Smyrna” A few days ago I was interviewed by the delightful Clio Tsalapati, on her Greek literary blog “Friends of Literature” about “The Embroiderer” now...
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