Author: HistoricalHoney

If you are reading this then you either a) love history or b) have found us on StumbleUpon and are questioning how you got this far..? Either way, you would never say you hated history, right? History-Haters just don’t exist. Or do they? WELL, we recently traveled to the depths of Kent, and found one. And here’s…

It sounds like something from a bad romantic fiction. It’s the 1850s, and Henry the 7th Earl of Stamford, handsome, rich and powerful, heir to several estates scattered across the country, meets and pursues the beautiful Kitty Cocks. Kitty is not only a commoner but…wait for it…a bareback rider in a circus. Cast Keira Knightly…

Cheryl Bolen is an American author, who has a particular passion for the English Regency Period. She lives in Texas with her husband, who is a professor. Cheryl has enjoyed great success; her books have been translated into eleven languages, she is a regular contributor to The Regency Plum and The Regency Reader, and she has…

When you stand in the Cellarium of Fountains Abbey, with its vaulted ceiling arching like gigantic fingers above your head and dusty shadows lingering around its massive stone columns, you could be forgiven for feeling a sudden chill… alternatively, you might just start planning a Twilight premiere after-party. Back in the 12th century, however, no…

I wouldn’t have picked this book from a bookshelf had I seen it – it is not my usual genre. But I would have missed out had I not been sent it as part of the Secret Book Club.  I learnt a great deal about the events of World War II, and gained an insight…

Some say living in London is a curse. Some say it is a gift. With it’s rich history, I go with the latter. No matter where you turn, there is a story to be told and a photograph to be taken. It is also home to the worlds oldest rapid transport system, the London Underground. To…

‘Can you see anything?’ ‘Yes… wonderful things.’ Howard Carter’s famously understated words when first looking into the tomb of Tutankhamun marked the beginning of a worldwide fascination with the boy Pharaoh. King Tut is the most famous ancient Egyptian Pharaoh of all time, because of the wonders that were discovered in his intact, hidden tomb in…

In reading about Mary of Guise (mother of Marie, Queen of Scots), I came across a touching story concerning her father Claude, Duke of Guise. Claude was cousin to Louise of Savoy, better known as the mother of King Francis I of France’s. Family trees aside, Duke Claude and King Francis were very close friends….

From murder and conspiracy to rebellion and adulterous affairs; women throughout history have had a tendency to be a little on the ‘bad’ side! The phrase ‘women should be seen and not heard’ has been totally thrown out the window with these misbehaving minxes… Chick: Mae West Occupation: Sex Symbol. Screen Icon Why Was She So ‘Bad…

Margery Kempe is a woman who has continued to divide and fascinate since the publication of ‘The Book of Margery Kempe’ in the 15th Century. She is said to have been born in the 14th Century to a wealthy merchant in Kings Lynn, and apparently had led a fairly cushy life until she made the radical decision…