Author: HistoricalHoney

Once a month, women have to deal with the unpleasant sensation that is akin to having their insides dug out with a rusty spoon, (that’s right men folk, this is largely an article about vaginas). For women, as inconvenient as this week is, we understand that it is a perfectly healthy, normal, bodily function (albeit…

Let me tell you why we are BIG fans of DigVentures. They allow novices, like us, to get up close and personal with the past, whilst giving us the opportunity to work side by side with some of the country’s leading archaeologists.  This kind of thing just doesn’t happen every day. DigVentures makes archaeology accessible to…

I think it’s fair to say we harp on about women in history a lot here at Honey HQ, but sometimes a woman comes along that you just need to give a shout out to. Today that woman is Vivien Leigh. If you know something about this fine lady, great, but let’s pretend for a…

This morning I completely lost myself in an article Jenna wrote a few weeks ago, showcasing wedding dresses from the last century.  The next few hours were spent Googling famous dresses worn by great movie stars such as Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor (with six marriages, you can imagine I had a few to choose from!). I…

What’s on your ‘must pack’ list this summer? Bikini (lucky you) or brolly (ah, good old Blighty)? Before you check in, check out these tales of excess baggage from history. Packing for every possibility: 7 days away, 49 outfits! Source: flickr.com Alexander The Great Alexander The Great, marching towards what is now Western Afghanistan, was said…

If there is on man you can rely on to fully embrace the #secretbookclub, it’s Richard Lewis. His ability to read and provide thought-felt reviews for historical fiction novels put us to shame. After his review of Andrew Hughes’s ‘The Convictions of John Delahunt’, Richard was so intrigued by the story that he sat down with Andrew…

So, it’s the middle of the 19th Century. People all around you are claiming parts of the American West, which is in the process of colonisation…and you want a piece too. But, just how do you go about getting your very own slice of the USA? Well, you need to be ambitious – having your own…

Just because we view Greek statues as shining beacons of marble, it doesn’t mean that’s how they originally looked thousands of years ago. Recent studies using lasers and UV light have revealed the original, and somewhat tacky, paint jobs. Previously believed to have been lost to years of wind, sun, sand and art students, it…

Thumper’s mother always said that if you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all. However, as I’ve agreed to write a review for this book, that may be rather difficult and so with that in mind… The Scarlet Kimono centres around seventeen year-old Hannah Marston whose biggest problems in life…

For some reason whenever I am ill I make spontaneous decisions which usually result in some serious damage on my credit card. But oh, not this one! This one was a totally brilliant idea with the return flight (courtesy of easy jet) costing me a meagre £6.50. With flights so cheap I decided to take…