Sue Wilkes

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

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Birmingham Brass Founders

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Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, is a wonder material. It’s highly malleable, does not rust when exposed to air, takes a high pol...
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Friday, 21 November 2014

Eloped!

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Saddle up and gallop over to the British Newspaper Archive blog to read my guest post on a true-life thrilling 19th century elopement wh...
Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Fairytale Gardens

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Lady's Monthly Museum, April 1805. Stroll over to my Jane Austen blog to find out more about the pleasure grounds of Vauxhall Gar...
Monday, 17 November 2014

Does Every Picture Tell A Story?

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Bridge St, Port Sunlight. 'Every picture tells a story', as the old saying goes  - but is it really the story that you think i...
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Saturday, 8 November 2014

Austen Variations - And A Book Giveaway!

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Today I'm a guest blogger on Austen Variations , courtesy of Jane Odiwe , whose new book Mr Darcy's Christmas Calendar is out now...
Thursday, 6 November 2014

Win A Free Copy of Tracing Your Ancestors' Childhood!

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Goodreads Book Giveaway Tracing Your Ancestors' Childhood by Sue Wilkes ...
Saturday, 1 November 2014

Going Shopping With Jane Austen!

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High Change in Bond St; Courtesy Library of Congress, The latest issue of Jane Austen's Regency World includes my feature on goin...
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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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