As some of you may have noticed, it was Valentine’s Day a few days ago. With its heart-shaped chocolate boxes and love bugs, it seems to have the ol’ Marmite effect on people: you either love it or you hate it! So, as Cupid puts down his arrow for another year and the roses start…
Month: February 2014
The Regency Lady Vs The Modern Day Gal
Always wondered how a lady of the Regency Era might have spent her day? Fear not, because we have the solution: an itinerary of a Regency woman’s daily toil…yes toil! It was hard going; she didn’t have lunch until 3! And to make matters more interesting…we have compared it to how YOU live now! TimeRegency WomanModern Woman7amBe woken…
King John of Bohemia and the Battle of Crécy
The Battle of Crécy is well known from the English point of view. Edward III’s force destroyed the largest and best-equipped army in Europe, that of King Philip VI of France, with extraordinarily few losses on his part. However, the list of those lost on the French side is long and illustrious. The most exalted…