My Substack is back to the Napoleonic Wars because that's what people like to read. This week: the Congress of Vienna. substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Historical Novel Society has just posted a piece I wrote about Bernard Cornwell’s latest, ‘Sharpe’s Storm’. It’s not a review but a quick look at the background to the book with some insight from Cornwell about how he sees his best-known character. historicalnovelsociety.org/a-hero-for-o...

A wormhole in time has given us a video conclusively proving that tango originated not in Argentina but in Regency England! substack.com/home/post/p-... #MondayBlogs

Who was Sir James Mansfield? James Mansfield was born on 10 May 1734 to a Hampshire attorney, John James Mansfield (1700-1762) and his wife, Elizabeth (née Fezard) (1700-1740). John James had, apparently, at some stage, changed his surname from Manfield to Mansfield. James and Elizabeth were the…

A fun few days. Dancing tango on Thursday and Regency dancing on Friday (in the Duke of Wellington’s house, no less). Street skating round London on Sunday but now back to reality on a damp, grey Monday morning.

This week's Substack post. tomcw99.substack.com/p/a-bookish-...

It’s been a while since I wrote a straightforward historical post on Substack. This week we're back to Florida with a follow-up to my piece on ‘The Negro Fort’ looking at some of the characters caught up in the aftermath of Andrew Jackson’s Florida adventures. tomcw99.substack.com/p/more-adven...

I’ve just noticed that my Substack post for Remembrance Day got fewer ‘opens’ than usual. Perhaps I should have made a point of mentioning that it includes a 3,500 word historical short story, ‘After the battle’. Like all my posts, it’s free. tomcw99.substack.com/p/remembrance

It was a warm but grey afternoon yesterday, so no pretty sunset to show after our nine mile skate round London. You’ll just have to put up with a picture of a bunch of skaters.

A desperately sad story.

‘After the Battle’ is a free short story on my Substack this week. tomcw99.substack.com/p/remembrance

Today is your last chance to pick up a FREE copy of my comedy-horror novella, 'Dark Magic'. "Ideal read for a dark night, in a dark deserted house. Bring gin." - Amazon mybook.to/DarkMagic

A reminder that my Substack post this week features lots of appropriately spooky Halloween photographs and a link for a FREE novella (but only free for one more day). tomcw99.substack.com/p/halloween

Ended yesterday afternoon's skate round town just as the sun was setting over the Serpentine.

Another Halloween photo that didn’t make the cut for this week’s post. Read it now for the pics and the FREE NOVELLA. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Taking tango and Halloween seriously last night. (Saturday was tango and skating. Photos on this week’s Substack post: substack.com/home/post/p-...)

Another photo from last weekend, in case you need more reasons to check my Halloween post. And there's a free novella to pick up while you're there. tomcw99.substack.com/p/halloween

An early post this week so you all have time to get a special Treat from me on Halloween (tomorrow). tomcw99.substack.com/p/halloween

This week's Substack will be slightly earlier than usual so that it's in good time to celebrate Halloween with a spooky treat. Here are some pictures from my early Halloween celebrations last weekend as a teaser.

This is a reminder that if you are subscribed to my Substack (tomcw99.substack.com) and you aren't getting a weekly email, you might want to check your Spam folder.

Great precautions were taken to protect against fire in munitions stores, especially on board ship, but as gunpowder is being moved to and from the stores, accidents will happen. I'm surprised nobody blamed French agents, who were said to be targeting naval ports.

With Halloween coming up on Friday, it's time to remind you that when I'm not writing historical fiction, I dabble in fantasy. 'Dark Magic' is a novella about hilariously terrifying stage trickery. You could die laughing! mybook.to/DarkMagic

I’ve closed down my website. It was a more emotionally challenging decision than I expected, but I’m happier now I’ve made it. When I wrote about it for this week’s Substack, I was surprised how positive I felt. substack.com/home/post/p-...

If you've been meaning to visit Marble Hill House (in Twickenham) this year, you need to get a move on. The house is open free from Wednesday to Sunday this week from 10.00 to 4.00 and after that it closes for the winter.

I’ve closed down my website. It was a more emotionally challenging decision than I expected, but I’m happier now I’ve made it. When I wrote about it for this week’s Substack, I was surprised how positive I felt. tomcw99.substack.com/p/goodbye-to...

Guest post – Two Georgian childhoods: Eleanor Carne, the sitter, and Thomas Lawrence, the artist I am always delighted to welcome back to All Things Georgian, Jim Symington, and today he's going to tell us more about one of my favourite artists, Thomas Lawrence. Like me, Jim has a keen interest…

As my website enters its final days, you'll need to go to Substack to find my blog posts. (There's a handy button on each post you can click and get future posts e-mailed to you for free.) Here's the link for this week: tomcw99.substack.com/p/a-quietish...

This is what you will see if you visit my website (but only if you're quick). If you want to keep in touch in the future, you'll need to go to my Substack: substack.com/@tomwilliams...

On my Substack this week: an extraordinary backwater of history that could make a great novel, a review of a legal thriller, and more photos of Paris that reflect the things I write about here. substack.com/home/post/p-...

The rose garden at Hyde Park still thinks it's summer. Really lovely there today.

THIS SATURDAY, Matt Taylor, Graeme Callister and Michael Rayner will be at Apsley House, talking about “The Black Soldiers of Waterloo". Apsley House was the home of the Duke of Wellington and is worth seeing even without the talks, which start at noon. Apsley House is at Hyde Park Corner.

There is only today and tomorrow left to get your free copy of 'Tales of Empire': four short stories by historical novelists you may never have heard of but whose take on the 19th century may challenge some of your ideas about the time of Empire. mybook.to/TalesofEmpire

Four writers, four short stories from the 19th century. A FREE introduction to some #HistoricalFiction authors you may not have met yet. Free until Saturday. 'Buy' (free) at mybook.to/TalesofEmpire

'Tales of Empire' is a book of four stories set in the 19th century, one of them by me. It's a fun way to meet four different historical authors and for the rest of this week it's free. More details at tomcw99.substack.com/p/tales-of-e... 'Buy' link: mybook.to/TalesofEmpire

Last week’s post about tea introduced the whole subject of pottery and Henrietta Howard’s love of chinaware. This week I take a closer look at 18th century porcelain and ask why Chinaware was just better than the stuff we made in Europe. tomcw99.substack.com/p/chinaware-...

Guest post by Judy Pearson – How Mount Vernon, Virginia got its Name It is always a pleasure to welcome back to All Things Georgian my next guest, Dr Judith Pearson, who has written several guest pieces on here which you can read using the highlighed link above. Readers of All Things Georgian…

On my Substack this week, taking tea with the Georgians and a review of the rather wonderful 'The Art of a Lie'. (There's a shorter version of this on my blog.) Substack: tomcw99.substack.com/p/everything... Blog (just the tea bit): tomwilliamsauthor.co.uk/everything-s...

Tango last night, tango tonight and, weather permitting, tango tomorrow. Life is good.

It's been almost six months since I wrote this and I'd pretty well forgotten about it, so I thought I'd remind everybody. historiamag.com/war-1812-rel...

I’ve recently been writing about conflicts in North America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It’s easy to get offended about the language used talking about the people involved, but maybe this is one way of avoiding some more serious issues. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Introducing myself on Substack: what I write and why I write it. Plus things you notice when the tubes are on strike. tomcw99.substack.com/p/hello-let-...

This marigold refused to do anything all summer but has brought a splash of colour to our garden now it's September!

Finally got around to V&A East. Basically, a warehouse full of treasures in more-or-less random order, which you wander around exploring the way I remember going round museums as a kid. Refreshingly retro but do take a smartphone for info as most has no print labels. Recommended.

I'm on the Historical Novel Society's website this week with a piece about the French & Indian Wars, based on Thomas Briggs' book, 'War on the Inland Sea'. historicalnovelsociety.org/a-north-amer...

My Substack this week carries on with the story of Napoleon after he escaped from Elba and visits the National Army Museum to explore the War of 1812. Plus a staggeringly beautiful church you've probably never visited. Link in comments.

Why has Marble Hill House (literally) put this table on a pedestal?

The Georgians did like being rude in verse. (I think they were quite rude in prose too.) There's a very funny example in this week's post in Sarah Murden's 'All things Georgian'. georgianera.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/g...

Readership of my blog (and, I suspect, all blogs) is fading away, while Substack seems flourishing. So no blog post this week, but on Substack, there's Napoleon’s escape from Elba, a note on Georgian furniture, and some fun stuff. Have a look. tomcw99.substack.com/p/the-escape...