Sue Wilkes

I'm an author specialising in family history, social history, industrial history and literary biography. Real stories; real people; real lives.

Friday, 1 November 2024

As Poor As A Stockinger

My latest feature in my continuing industrial series for Jane Austen's Regency World (November issue) is on framework-knitters (stocki...

Monday, 30 September 2024

Out Now!

My latest release, Young Workers of the Industrial Age , is out now! It's currently on special offer at Pen and Sword , or alternati...

Tuesday, 25 June 2024

Forging A New Age of Iron

Butterley Iron Works, Derbyshire. My latest feature in my Industrial Revolution series for Jane Austen's Regency World (July/August is...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024

'A Very Pretty Spotted Muslin'

In Northanger Abbey , Miss Tilney wore a 'very pretty spotted muslin'. My latest feature in my ongoing series for Jane Austen'...

Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Lord Byron Bicentenary

Lord Byron. 19 April was the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron 's tragically early death at Missolonghi, Greece. This 'poor little ri...

Monday, 4 March 2024

Saving Lives At Sea for 200 Years!

Sir William Hillary Britain is an island nation. Since ancient times, our commerce and defence depended on the sea. But our treacherous wa...

Thursday, 18 January 2024

A Bright Future

Old-style crown glass shop windows. My latest feature for Jane Austen's Regency World 's January issue, in my series on Austen and t...

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About Me

Sue Wilkes: Cheshire, United Kingdom; I'm the author of several social history books and family history guides. My new book, Young Workers of the Industrial Age, for Pen and Sword, is out now. I'm a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. I write for adults and children. I like toast, crisp clear autumn mornings, and haunting secondhand bookshops. Je suis Européenne.

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