Grace Elliot - blog.

Grace Elliot - blog.

HISTORY, ROMANCE AND...CATS! Grace Elliot leads a double life as a vet by day and author of intelligent historical fiction by night. Grace is an avid reader and believes that smart people need to read romance - as an antidote to the modern world! Grace is also obsessed by all things feline.

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Sunday, 3 July 2016

Pets of the Poor in Victorian London

On the theme of pet-keeping in Victorian times, let’s take a look at the pets of the poor. Whilst the middle classes and better off people ...

Sunday, 19 June 2016

How to Read the Future…Victorian Style

Do you sometimes wonder what the future holds? My family has recently expanded with the addition of a puggle puppy. As an incurable cat...

Sunday, 29 May 2016

Cat-amarans, Ships, and Cats

Did you know: “Catamaran” is derived from the Italian ‘gatta marina’, and is a vessel that always lands on its feet in high seas. The...

Sunday, 22 May 2016

Paganism and the Status of the Cat: From Hero to Zero.

The cat was much persecuted in the later Middle Ages because of her link to witchcraft. But in the early Middle Ages she was revered and ha...

Sunday, 15 May 2016

Why are Dogs 'He' and Cats 'She'?

Why is it that dogs are referred to as “he”, whilst cats are “she”? One explanation, perhaps the most obvious, is the graceful elegan...

Sunday, 1 May 2016

Cardinal Wolsey, Cat Lover

It hasn’t always been safe to like cats. In 1484 Pope Innocent VIII issued a papal bull (a law issued by the Vatican) that made it legal to...

Sunday, 24 April 2016

How Cats made Good Pets in Medieval Times

Apologies for a two-week absence of posts. This was due to the arrival of Poggle the Puggle puppy! This week a short post about the charact...

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