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Karen 'Kit' Baston

Karen 'Kit' Baston

Historian of the Long Eighteenth Century

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A Tour Through (Part of) the Whole of Great Britain in October 2019. Day 1: Edinburgh to London, 7 October 2019

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I’m an ex-Londoner and I miss it. I don’t get there as much as I’d like, but I keep an Oyster Card charged with about £5 at all times just in case. On the morning of 7 October 2019, I took my Lothian Buses Ridacard from its place and inserted my Oyster. Ready for the…

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A Tour Through (Part of) the Whole of Great Britain. Day 3: Earl’s Court, Bloomsbury and the South Bank, 9 October 2019

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The next morning found us in the Troubadour in Earl’s Court for breakfast. Not an obvious choice, perhaps, but a very good one. The Troubadour is more well-known as a music venue. In 2019, you could get an excellent breakfast there. (It looks like you can still get brunch at the weekend.) Our visit to…

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A Tour Through (Part of) the Whole of Great Britain in October 2019. Day 2: RBKC, 8 October 2019

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Heraldic Cat at the V&A

I found inspiration for the novel I’m (still, a year later) working on

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