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Helen Pugh

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Unsung Women in Somerset

Unsung Women in Somerset

Unsung Women in Somerset is a book of real-life women who lived, loved, worked and struggled in Somerset from pre-Roman to modern times.

2023

Stories

Helen Pugh

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Dec 16, 2025

Singers in England

This piece will be about singers in England through the ages who I’ve come across in research for On This Day in Somerset.

Singers in England

Helen Pugh

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Nov 9, 2025

On This Day in Somerset

My latest book, On This Day in Somerset: A Calendar of Women is out now! 🎊

On This Day in Somerset

Helen Pugh

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Sep 5, 2025

Suggestions for the New Banknotes

The Bank of England has announced a redesign of our nation’s banknotes and has invited the general public to suggest what could feature on…

a manuscript painting of Aethelflaed

Helen Pugh

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Sep 27, 2024

One Hundred Years…

…of Unsung Women in Bath and North East Somerset

Helen Pugh

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Dec 11, 2023

Unsung Women in Somerset: From the Editing Floor

In this article, I’m going to share with you some women from the editing floor of Unsung Women in Somerset (available from…

Unsung Women in Somerset: From the Editing Floor

Helen Pugh

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Nov 20, 2023

Thankful to everyone who preordered. Hope you enjoy the book!

Thankful to everyone who preordered. Hope you enjoy the book!

Helen Pugh

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Apr 6, 2023

From centre stage to the edge of the page: how Inca queens and princesses were pushed to the…

Anyone who has lived in or studied South America could probably name a couple of Inca emperors and possibly even some lower-level…

Helen Pugh

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Apr 3, 2023

Ancient Art Galleries in Colombia

Once upon a time, horses and giant ground sloths roamed South America. There were even animals similar to elephants. And that’s not all…

Ancient Art Galleries in Colombia

Helen Pugh

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May 30, 2022

Mama Chira (or How to Negotiate with an Emperor)

A long time ago, in the 1400s in fact, in a land we now call Peru, the leader of Cusco began to conquer other Indigenous groups in the…

Mama Chira (or How to Negotiate with an Emperor)

Helen Pugh

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Jan 31, 2022

What is Intrepid Dudettes?

Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire introduces readers to a series of Inca goddesses before narrating the experiences of Inca women…

What is Intrepid Dudettes?

Helen Pugh

Helen Pugh

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