Advice, Industry Insights, Insider, Interviews December 10, 2013 By HistoricalHoney If you don’t know who Dr Sam Willis is…you ought to! Not only is he an archaeologist and historian, but he is also on the… Advice, HH World, Industry Insights, Insider, Interviews November 30, 2013 By HistoricalHoney If you follow us on Twitter, then you will…
Month: December 2013
The Orpheus Descent by Tom Harper
I have to say that based on the cover of the book, I would have been unlikely to pick this up off the shelf, let alone read the blurb to see if I would like to read further. However, I am very glad that I am part of the secret book club and therefore had…
Exhibitions
Exhibitions, HH World, Our Articles, Reviews, What’s On November 9, 2013 By Annabelle A minute after walking into the exhibition it became apparent that I was the only person in the room who didn’t know what Shunga… Exhibitions, HH World, Our Articles, Reviews, What’s On November 9, 2013 By Polly All that glitters definitely is…
Books
Books, HH World, Our Articles, Reviews December 10, 2013 By Jenna Ok! I’ll admit it; I’ve been stuck in a historical fiction rut. So when this book landed on my doorstep I thought, “right, I’ll… Books, HH World, Our Articles, Reviews November 9, 2013 By Jenna I’m going to be honest: I am interested in…
A Journey Through Time – A 17th Century Gap Year
Nine hours travelling, squalid sleeping arrangements, too much to drink and money lost during late night card games. Not a scene from a 20th Century teenage gap year, but a young person’s 17th Century Grand Tour, in which they would experience the renaissance period first hand. Some of the sights one might have seen on…
Hunter of Sherwood: Knight of Shadows by Toby Venables
This is a book that turns our accepted Robin Hood myths on their head, where Robin is a villain and those traditionally cast as the baddies, well, aren’t. Turning the tradition on its head The novel tells the story of Guy of Gisburne (traditionally Robin’s rival for the love of Maid Marian and a bit…
A Bargain Struck by Liz Harris
Ok! I’ll admit it; I’ve been stuck in a historical fiction rut. So when this book landed on my doorstep I thought, “right, I’ll have a go at that”. I’m not sure what I expected, but I didn’t think I would enjoy reading this book quite as much as I did. The story is set…
Sparta…Great For Women!
The best place to be a woman in Ancient Greece was…Sparta. Really? You mean that bloodthirsty lot who were horrendously outnumbered at Thermopylae and yet still went on to win. That was a good place for women? Well, yes, I cry! Ignore the silly film that is 300, depicting Sparta as the blood-thirstiest place to…
Dare To Take An Evening Tour…
Heads poking through walls, dead soldiers appearing in photographs, men wandering the chapel; these are just a few of the ghostly tales that could be told to you on a Tower of London ‘Twilight Tour’. Although not strictly a ghost tour, some Yeomen love a good scare and don’t need much encouragement to share their personal spooky…
Elopement Extraordinary
All rural communities have idiosyncrasies when it comes to cultural practices. Perhaps the customs surrounding a rural marriage are some of the most strange. Rural Ireland of the 19th and 20th centuries had a wide variety of cultural practices surrounding the event of marriage. Rural Ireland, way back when. Source: fanningfamilyhistory.com In some regions it was…