World War II, one of the biggest conflicts the world has ever seen, impacted most people around the world on a daily basis. While some countries suffered more than others, most of them had to ration products that were used on a daily basis. This meant that women, who were encouraged to put their best…
Day: August 30, 2019
Uncovering Britain’s Wartime Heritage
I should make this clear from the off: I am the only member of the Honey team without a background in archaeology. So when this book arrived on my desk I instantly thought “oh god…will I do this review any credit?” But, as life is about pushing your own boundaries, I thought I’d give it…
The darkest periods of European history revealed
The Black Death, the Inquisitions, World War II, World War I, and the Dark Ages, are the darkest periods of European history, according to a new study. In stark contrast, the historical moments considered to be the most prosperous are Ancient Rome, the Industrial Revolution, Ancient Greece, the 1960s, and current day. The Yesterday Historical Report was…
Stories Beyond Superheroes: The History of Comics
I came to appreciate comics not as an eager child awaiting their weekly Beano, but as a student. When faced with every undergraduate’s nemesis, The Dissertation (the capitals are very much needed!), I somehow settled upon exploring how comics and graphic novels have portrayed the Holocaust. Upon diving into the world of comics I discovered a fascinating…
Inspired by Georgian London
Debra Daley is a longtime 18th-century obsessionalist. She talks about how she brought Georgian London to life in her new novel Turning the Stones. If such a thing as a past life exists, I think I must have lived one in London during the 18th century. I grew up in beachy New Zealand, which is just…
Females in the Third Reich
During the Second World War the German government used propaganda to control the ‘vision of women’. With that said, what exactly was the role of women in the Third Reich? The role of women was instilled into them from a young age. The Nazi’s recognised the impact of indoctrinating the youth to instill the values…
Africans in Tudor England
Few historians have the courage to challenge entrenched views, or historical misconceptions. Onyeka is one of those historians, who in Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England, Their Presence, Status and Origins invites us to relook at Tudor history. Onyeka has spent over fifteen years researching more than 250,000 documents from all over England: Blackamoores is the…