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WelcomeIf you are reading this newsletter for the first time, Part 1 of our trip to Prague was last week. Click here to read that first. This week we explore what it would be like to spend the entire day at Prague Castle. For over 1100 years, Prague Castle has dominated the landscape in this picturesque city. It has survived sieges, fires, numerous wars and changes in rulers and governments. Now an interactive ‘museum’ to its former life, the castle offers an array of wonderful and mysterious...
Savvy Travel HistorianTraveling Through History ~ Issue 19- Fountains Abbey - Yorkshire
WelcomeThis week we continue our tour of Yorkshire and visit Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it is a magnificent collection of ruins, walks, lakes and even a deer park. We also celebrate the 65th Birthday of a very special bear. Hope you enjoy Traveling Through History with me this week. MichelleSavvy Travel Historian Thank you for reading Traveling Through History. This post is public so feel free to share it.SubscribeOctober Theme - AbbeysFountains Abbey & S...
Savvy Travel HistorianTraveling Through History ~Issue 11 - Paris Museum Week
WelcomeIt’s Paris Museum week! There are so many options when it comes to museums to go to besides the two covered last week (Louvre & Orsay). Of course, I have not been to them all (yet!) but when you have a Museum Pass, it makes it easy to drop in on a few as you randomly stroll past. I’ve picked another five that are all a bit different and famous in their own right but all worth seeing. Hope you enjoy reading about them and then joining me next week as we explore Monument Week. Michelle S...
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Savvy Travel HistorianTraveling Through History
WelcomeIf you are reading this newsletter for the first time, Part 1 of our trip to Prague was last week. Click here to read that first. This week we explore what it would be like to spend the entire day at Prague Castle. For over 1100 years, Prague Castle has dominated the landscape in this picturesque city. It has survived sieges, fires, numerous wars and changes in rulers and governments. Now an interactive ‘museum’ to its former life, the castle offers an array of wonderful and mysterious...
Savvy Travel HistorianTraveling Through History ~ Issue 19- Fountains Abbey - Yorkshire
WelcomeThis week we continue our tour of Yorkshire and visit Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it is a magnificent collection of ruins, walks, lakes and even a deer park. We also celebrate the 65th Birthday of a very special bear. Hope you enjoy Traveling Through History with me this week. MichelleSavvy Travel Historian Thank you for reading Traveling Through History. This post is public so feel free to share it.SubscribeOctober Theme - AbbeysFountains Abbey & S...
Savvy Travel HistorianTraveling Through History ~Issue 11 - Paris Museum Week
WelcomeIt’s Paris Museum week! There are so many options when it comes to museums to go to besides the two covered last week (Louvre & Orsay). Of course, I have not been to them all (yet!) but when you have a Museum Pass, it makes it easy to drop in on a few as you randomly stroll past. I’ve picked another five that are all a bit different and famous in their own right but all worth seeing. Hope you enjoy reading about them and then joining me next week as we explore Monument Week. Michelle S...
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This is our final issue for 2023.
It’s almost hard to believe that I’ve been sending you this newsletter for 30 weeks in a row!
By the time some of you read this issue it will already be 2024!
After Christmas at home in England, we have traveled to Germany and will be celebrating New Years Eve in Berlin with my parents and three boys.
I will be doing a special feature month, on the places we have visited but after a short break next week.
I hope you had a fabulous NYE, no matter where you spent it. We will be at the Brandenburg Gate celebrations which I’m sure will be spectacular!
I know many of you loved Traveling Through History with me this year and it was my pleasure writing so many issues for you.
Next year will be bigger and better than ever!
I’ll see you on the other side, in 2024
Michelle
Savvy Travel Historian
In September we visited two palaces in England, one in Scotland and one in Europe.
First up was Kensington Palace. Queen Victoria’s birthplace and home of minor royals until Diana, Princess of Wales moved in. Now the current Prince and Princess of Wales use it as their London base.
Re-read Issue 14 here:
Best known for its many royal occupants, Hampton Court Palace, first owned and built by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, was occupied by Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, which dates much of the Tudor sections we see today.
The Georgian façade, added to the back of the Palace completed the two distinct styles we see now.
Take a look back here.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-e4d
The seat of the royal family in Scotland, the Palace of Holyrood began its life as an abbey, the ruins of which are still connected to the palace today.
Take a look back here:
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-520
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-e93
One of the largest and most impressive monastery ruins in England, Rievaulx is a must visit when you are in Yorkshire!
Take a look back here:
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-01b
The grounds of Fountains Abbey provide a good day out with the family and can best be appreciated in the spring and summer.
One of the largest (in area) of all the monasteries in the UK.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-72e
One of the largest preserved monasteries in Wales, Tintern Abbey is located in a picturesque setting next to the River Wye and its valley.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-4ed
The inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracular, Whitby Abbey, atop a windy sweep ‘haunting’ hill, which was bombed during WWII, offers one of the best views of a ruined monastery in England.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-b22
Often voted Britain's most picturesque village and used in many films and tv programs, Castle Combe transports you back to another time, with the village high street unchanged since the 1700s.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-261
The birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Iron Bridge is the place to visit to see the first iron bridge that spanned the River Severn at this spot.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-278
Made famous by the residency of Roald Dahl, if you are a fan, his museum is a must visit.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-8ed
Literary enthusiasts flock to Chawton to visit the home of its most famous resident, Jane Austen. Visit the house Jane and her mother and sister lived in for the last few years of her life and from where she wrote some of her famous novels.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-f9d
Highclere Castle, Grey’s Court and Bampton Village, were all featured in our Downton Abbey tour of England in early December.
Revisit it here:
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-e5d
There is nothing like a European Christmas, when it gets dark by 4pm and people make a big effort to decorate with lights and make everything look magical.
In the final full edition of our issues this year, we looked at Christmas in the UK.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-50b
Michelle is a speaker, author, content marketer, historian and mother of 3 boys.
After 25 years in business and as the ‘Content Marketing Queen’ for the past 12 years, she has helped countless small businesses understand and develop their content strategies and focus on a customer first approach.
Savvy Travel Historian is her passion project, and her weekly newsletter is available on Substack, Paragraph and Mirror. The latter two allows you to collect each Issue as an NFT.
Michelle is co-host of the Business on the Bloc podcast, a weekly show which talks about the digital media revolution and how it applies to B2B marketing, sales and operations. The show is recorded live every Wednesday at 4pm EST/ 9pm UTC on LinkedIn, YouTube & Bolt+.
You can follow Michelle in these places:
*Savvy Travel Historian Instagram *
https://www.contentmarketingqueen.com/
This is our final issue for 2023.
It’s almost hard to believe that I’ve been sending you this newsletter for 30 weeks in a row!
By the time some of you read this issue it will already be 2024!
After Christmas at home in England, we have traveled to Germany and will be celebrating New Years Eve in Berlin with my parents and three boys.
I will be doing a special feature month, on the places we have visited but after a short break next week.
I hope you had a fabulous NYE, no matter where you spent it. We will be at the Brandenburg Gate celebrations which I’m sure will be spectacular!
I know many of you loved Traveling Through History with me this year and it was my pleasure writing so many issues for you.
Next year will be bigger and better than ever!
I’ll see you on the other side, in 2024
Michelle
Savvy Travel Historian
In September we visited two palaces in England, one in Scotland and one in Europe.
First up was Kensington Palace. Queen Victoria’s birthplace and home of minor royals until Diana, Princess of Wales moved in. Now the current Prince and Princess of Wales use it as their London base.
Re-read Issue 14 here:
Best known for its many royal occupants, Hampton Court Palace, first owned and built by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, was occupied by Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, which dates much of the Tudor sections we see today.
The Georgian façade, added to the back of the Palace completed the two distinct styles we see now.
Take a look back here.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-e4d
The seat of the royal family in Scotland, the Palace of Holyrood began its life as an abbey, the ruins of which are still connected to the palace today.
Take a look back here:
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-520
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-e93
One of the largest and most impressive monastery ruins in England, Rievaulx is a must visit when you are in Yorkshire!
Take a look back here:
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-01b
The grounds of Fountains Abbey provide a good day out with the family and can best be appreciated in the spring and summer.
One of the largest (in area) of all the monasteries in the UK.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-72e
One of the largest preserved monasteries in Wales, Tintern Abbey is located in a picturesque setting next to the River Wye and its valley.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-4ed
The inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracular, Whitby Abbey, atop a windy sweep ‘haunting’ hill, which was bombed during WWII, offers one of the best views of a ruined monastery in England.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-b22
Often voted Britain's most picturesque village and used in many films and tv programs, Castle Combe transports you back to another time, with the village high street unchanged since the 1700s.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-261
The birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Iron Bridge is the place to visit to see the first iron bridge that spanned the River Severn at this spot.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-278
Made famous by the residency of Roald Dahl, if you are a fan, his museum is a must visit.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-8ed
Literary enthusiasts flock to Chawton to visit the home of its most famous resident, Jane Austen. Visit the house Jane and her mother and sister lived in for the last few years of her life and from where she wrote some of her famous novels.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-f9d
Highclere Castle, Grey’s Court and Bampton Village, were all featured in our Downton Abbey tour of England in early December.
Revisit it here:
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-e5d
There is nothing like a European Christmas, when it gets dark by 4pm and people make a big effort to decorate with lights and make everything look magical.
In the final full edition of our issues this year, we looked at Christmas in the UK.
https://travelingthroughhistory.substack.com/p/traveling-through-history-50b
Michelle is a speaker, author, content marketer, historian and mother of 3 boys.
After 25 years in business and as the ‘Content Marketing Queen’ for the past 12 years, she has helped countless small businesses understand and develop their content strategies and focus on a customer first approach.
Savvy Travel Historian is her passion project, and her weekly newsletter is available on Substack, Paragraph and Mirror. The latter two allows you to collect each Issue as an NFT.
Michelle is co-host of the Business on the Bloc podcast, a weekly show which talks about the digital media revolution and how it applies to B2B marketing, sales and operations. The show is recorded live every Wednesday at 4pm EST/ 9pm UTC on LinkedIn, YouTube & Bolt+.
You can follow Michelle in these places:
*Savvy Travel Historian Instagram *
https://www.contentmarketingqueen.com/
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