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    United Kingdom; The Film

    Over Christmas, I heard about a film called United Kingdom directed by Amma Asante; starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike. A couple of weeks ago, I finally curled up on the couch to watch it! This is an inspiring movie based…

    By Memoirs of a Teapot June 16, 2017
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    Historical Inspiration for Beauty and the Beast

    Recently I saw the new film version of Beauty and the Beast and loved it! The film enhanced the animated version and still contains the beautiful story and lovable characters we’re familiar with. I was also struck by what seemed to…

    By Memoirs of a Teapot May 2, 2017
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Hi, I’m Caitlyn. I am a history blogger, a museum guide, and I’m currently doing a postgrad research degree. Here on the blog I write about old objects, historic buildings and museums, history books and history teaching tips. Let’s chat history together!

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I spent the day attempting to smash out part of a I spent the day attempting to smash out part of a draft for chapter 2 of my thesis. Some success, but wow, there's so much more to do! It was also another cold and wet day today, so I've been imbibing plenty of hot tea. ☕🌧🧣💻📚 #research #researchproblems #researchlife #history #historyresearch #teadrinkingselfie #researcher #historyresearcher #teaforlife #keepingwarm #historygirls #thesiswriting #memoirsofateapot #earlymedievalhistory #thesislife #historyblogger #lovethepast #fortheloveofhistory #fortheloveoflearning #keeponlearning #archaeology
It's pretty chilly in Sydney today! But I'm sure I It's pretty chilly in Sydney today! But I'm sure I would be warm standing in front of this 1900's cast iron range at Elizabeth Farm. Great for a winter kitchen but not so great in summer... 🥶🥵 This range was installed by the Swann family who purchased the then run down historic Elizabeth Farm House in 1904. #elizabethfarm #elizabethmacarthur #keepingwarm #castironrange #castironcooking #oldkitchen #museum #historichouse #australianhistory #historyblogger #historybloggersaustralia #copperpots #colonialcooking #historycooking #coldweather #chillyweather #fireplace #historichousemuseum #museumvisit #historygirls #historyiseverywhere #keepingwarminthepast #sydlivmus #sydneyheritage #sydneyheritagebuildings #heritagearchitecture #heritagehouse #heritagehouseinteriors
I was going to post a photo for International Tea I was going to post a photo for International Tea Day, since my blog name includes mention of teapots. However, my package arrived and surpassed all thoughts of tea. Excited to make two vintage-esque winter skirts from these gorgeous checked fabrics! #vintageskirts #circleskirts #gatheredskirts #checkfabric #vintagechecks #historyliveson #historyeverywhere #teaday #memoirsofateapot #historygirls #fabric #checkfabric #checkskirt #teaforlife #teaandabook #historytoday #historyblogger #lovehistory #clothesofthepast #historyincloth #historylife #1940sfashion #1940s #vintage
Missing the autumn leaves! These are from Rouse Hi Missing the autumn leaves! These are from Rouse Hill Estate. You can just see the the eaves of the bathhouse built in 1856 in the right hand corner. 🍁🍂 #historyinpictures #historylove #loveautumn #autumnleaves #rousehillhouseandfarm #rousehillestate #sydlivmus #sydneyhistory #sydneyheritagebuildings #heritagearchitecture #memoirsofateapot #historybloggersaustralia #museumvisit #museumlover #historichousemuseum #historichouse #thepastloveson #colonialestate #autumcolors #lovetheoutdoors #lovethepast #historiclandscapes
This weeks #moviemonday historically inspired movi This weeks #moviemonday historically inspired movie recommendation is Woman in Gold. This one is about Austrain & Jew, Maria Altmann who was forced to leave her home during WWII. Later in life she worked with a friend's lawyer son to get back the famous Klimt portrait of her aunt from an Austrian gallery. I really love how this movie discusses the idea that objects hold memories and that objects are important for keeping those memories alive. #moviereview #historymovie #historyblogger #historicalmoviereview #historicalmovie #historygirls #womaningold #memoirsofateapot #historybloggersaustralia #worldwar2 #worldwartwo #holocaust #gustavklimt #objectshavestories #objectsholdmemories #objectstories #historicalobjects #learnabouthistory #beinspired #beinspiredbyhistory #beinspiredbythepast #inspiringpeople
Some Spring prettiness from Camden Park House gard Some Spring prettiness from Camden Park House gardens last September. These walls are the remains of the 1800's orchid house. Find out more about Camden Park House on the blog. 🌿🦋🌼 #springflowers #sundayvibes #wisteria #1800s #1800shouse #oldhouse #australianhistory #colonialhistory #colonialestate #themacarthurs #historybloggersaustralia #memoirsofateapot #camdenpark #camdenparkhouse #camdenheritage #greatersydney #greatersydneyheritage #museumvisit #lovehistory #visitthepast
Wading through archaeological data and getting los Wading through archaeological data and getting lost in it! Check out these cool early medieval brooches though... #historyblogger #historybloggersaustralia #researchthoughts #thesisresearch #researchlife #historyresearch #history #memoirsofateapot #historylove #earlymedieval #earlymedievalhistory #archaeology #historyfeels #englishhistory #anglosaxon #earlymedievalarchaeology #medievalbrooch #medieval
A NEW BLOG POST has landed on memoirsofateapot.com A NEW BLOG POST has landed on memoirsofateapot.com. Go check it out to find out more about Dan Jones' book The Plantagenets and the medieval English ruling dynasty itself! Link in bio. Have you read this book? Tell us what you thought of it in the comments! #bookreview #historybook #historybookreview #Plantagenets #danjoneshistorian #bookstagram #histogram #historiansofinstagram #bookreader #lovetoread #teaandabook #historygirls #newblogpost #memoirsofateapot #historybloggersaustralia #australianbloggers #historyblogger #richardthelionheart #eleanorofaquitaine #englishhistory #medievalhistory
For #moviemonday I thought I'd share one of my fav For #moviemonday I thought I'd share one of my favourite historically inspired films: Hidden Figures. This movie tells the story of three gutsy and intelligent women of colour and how they helped to put an American in space during the cold war. It's inspirational, moving, funny, and tells of amazing perseverence in the face of unwarranted opposition. #moviereview #hiddenfigures #history #americanhistory #spaceracecoldwar #coldwarhistory #historytime #historymovies #historyinfilm #memoirsofateapot #historybloggersaustralia #historygirls #learnfromhistory #inspirationalwomen #historyinfilm
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I spent the day attempting to smash out part of a I spent the day attempting to smash out part of a draft for chapter 2 of my thesis. Some success, but wow, there's so much more to do! It was also another cold and wet day today, so I've been imbibing plenty of hot tea. ☕🌧🧣💻📚 #research #researchproblems #researchlife #history #historyresearch #teadrinkingselfie #researcher #historyresearcher #teaforlife #keepingwarm #historygirls #thesiswriting #memoirsofateapot #earlymedievalhistory #thesislife #historyblogger #lovethepast #fortheloveofhistory #fortheloveoflearning #keeponlearning #archaeology
It's pretty chilly in Sydney today! But I'm sure I It's pretty chilly in Sydney today! But I'm sure I would be warm standing in front of this 1900's cast iron range at Elizabeth Farm. Great for a winter kitchen but not so great in summer... 🥶🥵 This range was installed by the Swann family who purchased the then run down historic Elizabeth Farm House in 1904. #elizabethfarm #elizabethmacarthur #keepingwarm #castironrange #castironcooking #oldkitchen #museum #historichouse #australianhistory #historyblogger #historybloggersaustralia #copperpots #colonialcooking #historycooking #coldweather #chillyweather #fireplace #historichousemuseum #museumvisit #historygirls #historyiseverywhere #keepingwarminthepast #sydlivmus #sydneyheritage #sydneyheritagebuildings #heritagearchitecture #heritagehouse #heritagehouseinteriors
I was going to post a photo for International Tea I was going to post a photo for International Tea Day, since my blog name includes mention of teapots. However, my package arrived and surpassed all thoughts of tea. Excited to make two vintage-esque winter skirts from these gorgeous checked fabrics! #vintageskirts #circleskirts #gatheredskirts #checkfabric #vintagechecks #historyliveson #historyeverywhere #teaday #memoirsofateapot #historygirls #fabric #checkfabric #checkskirt #teaforlife #teaandabook #historytoday #historyblogger #lovehistory #clothesofthepast #historyincloth #historylife #1940sfashion #1940s #vintage
Missing the autumn leaves! These are from Rouse Hi Missing the autumn leaves! These are from Rouse Hill Estate. You can just see the the eaves of the bathhouse built in 1856 in the right hand corner. 🍁🍂 #historyinpictures #historylove #loveautumn #autumnleaves #rousehillhouseandfarm #rousehillestate #sydlivmus #sydneyhistory #sydneyheritagebuildings #heritagearchitecture #memoirsofateapot #historybloggersaustralia #museumvisit #museumlover #historichousemuseum #historichouse #thepastloveson #colonialestate #autumcolors #lovetheoutdoors #lovethepast #historiclandscapes
This weeks #moviemonday historically inspired movi This weeks #moviemonday historically inspired movie recommendation is Woman in Gold. This one is about Austrain & Jew, Maria Altmann who was forced to leave her home during WWII. Later in life she worked with a friend's lawyer son to get back the famous Klimt portrait of her aunt from an Austrian gallery. I really love how this movie discusses the idea that objects hold memories and that objects are important for keeping those memories alive. #moviereview #historymovie #historyblogger #historicalmoviereview #historicalmovie #historygirls #womaningold #memoirsofateapot #historybloggersaustralia #worldwar2 #worldwartwo #holocaust #gustavklimt #objectshavestories #objectsholdmemories #objectstories #historicalobjects #learnabouthistory #beinspired #beinspiredbyhistory #beinspiredbythepast #inspiringpeople
Some Spring prettiness from Camden Park House gard Some Spring prettiness from Camden Park House gardens last September. These walls are the remains of the 1800's orchid house. Find out more about Camden Park House on the blog. 🌿🦋🌼 #springflowers #sundayvibes #wisteria #1800s #1800shouse #oldhouse #australianhistory #colonialhistory #colonialestate #themacarthurs #historybloggersaustralia #memoirsofateapot #camdenpark #camdenparkhouse #camdenheritage #greatersydney #greatersydneyheritage #museumvisit #lovehistory #visitthepast
Wading through archaeological data and getting los Wading through archaeological data and getting lost in it! Check out these cool early medieval brooches though... #historyblogger #historybloggersaustralia #researchthoughts #thesisresearch #researchlife #historyresearch #history #memoirsofateapot #historylove #earlymedieval #earlymedievalhistory #archaeology #historyfeels #englishhistory #anglosaxon #earlymedievalarchaeology #medievalbrooch #medieval
A NEW BLOG POST has landed on memoirsofateapot.com A NEW BLOG POST has landed on memoirsofateapot.com. Go check it out to find out more about Dan Jones' book The Plantagenets and the medieval English ruling dynasty itself! Link in bio. Have you read this book? Tell us what you thought of it in the comments! #bookreview #historybook #historybookreview #Plantagenets #danjoneshistorian #bookstagram #histogram #historiansofinstagram #bookreader #lovetoread #teaandabook #historygirls #newblogpost #memoirsofateapot #historybloggersaustralia #australianbloggers #historyblogger #richardthelionheart #eleanorofaquitaine #englishhistory #medievalhistory
For #moviemonday I thought I'd share one of my fav For #moviemonday I thought I'd share one of my favourite historically inspired films: Hidden Figures. This movie tells the story of three gutsy and intelligent women of colour and how they helped to put an American in space during the cold war. It's inspirational, moving, funny, and tells of amazing perseverence in the face of unwarranted opposition. #moviereview #hiddenfigures #history #americanhistory #spaceracecoldwar #coldwarhistory #historytime #historymovies #historyinfilm #memoirsofateapot #historybloggersaustralia #historygirls #learnfromhistory #inspirationalwomen #historyinfilm
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