What can we learn from this 19th-century womans diary? @historyextra
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Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What can we learn from this 19th-century woman's diary?

As Catherine Ross, the Met Office's library and archive manager explains to HistoryExtra's Charlotte Vosper, this diary offers us a rare glimpse into what natural life looked like in a late Georgian-era garden – from the plants that grew to the rain that fell.
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What can we learn from this 19th-century woman's diary?

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