Visit any bookshop in Europe, and the shelves are filled with English novels and non-fiction books in translation - while British bookshops stock mainly English and American works. Kate Williams americanbookbookshop Change image and share on social
I've always considered myself to look like a rather plain-and-exhausted bluestocking, so it's rather odd to read Tweets commenting on my appearance. Kate Williams appearancebluestockingcomment Change image and share on social
My Welsh grandmother Mair didn't meet my grandfather until she was 28, quite old to be unmarried in the early '40s. Kate Williams 40searlygrandfather Change image and share on social
One woman came up to me at a lecture and observed that I was much fatter than on television; I think I look better onscreen than in real life. It's the lights. Kate Williams fatlecturelife Change image and share on social
I receive many letters from people hoping to research their own houses. Kate Williams hopehouseletter Change image and share on social
Queens perhaps perform better in the role of monarch because they never take their position for granted. Many kings have failed because they believed that the public would love them whatever they did. Queens knew better. Kate Williams believefailgrant share on social
Still often interventionist, convinced of our importance in the world, even those of us born long after 1900 live in a country that is much more Victorian than we think. Kate Williams bearconvincecountry Change image and share on social
As historians, we spend days in archives, gazing at account books. We train would-be historians in the arts of deciphering letters and documents, early Latin, scribal handwriting, medieval French. Kate Williams accountarchiveart Change image and share on social
It's the 21st century. It's untenable to suggest that women had no significance and no interest and that just because they didn't vote they had no relevance to the course of our history. Kate Williams 21stcenturyhistory Change image and share on social
