Tag: A Thoroughly Rapacious Female
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Fulvia Unleashed
My second popular history book, Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome, is now available to buy in hardback, trade paperback, e-book, and audiobook format! It was published by Atlantic Books at the beginning of April in the UK and Northern Ireland, and I believe you can also order it from…
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Pre-order Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome
Six weeks today, on 3rd April 2025, my second popular history book, Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome, will be published and on sale in bookshops. There are proofs (also known as ARCs, advanced reader copies) out in the world and they have been popping up on social media, and…
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A Day in the Life of an Academic on Research Leave
I’ve been on research leave since September, my first period of institutional leave since I started working as an academic in September 2013. I had to apply for it, providing a plan and a projected set of outputs, and I have largely achieved what I set out to do. I’ve submitted grant applications for future…
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New Book Announcement!
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve signed a contract with Atlantic Books for my second popular history book, A Thoroughly Rapacious Female: How Fulvia Played the Game, Broke All the Rule, Won and then Lost in Ancient Rome. It will be published in hardback in 2025. The news was broken last Friday in The Bookseller,…
Dr Jane Draycott 