Author: HistoricalHoney

When we think back on the great figures in history, we remember the struggles they fought; their courage, leadership and great innovative minds… so WHY did so many balls it up and meet their end in a way totally unbefitting to how they lived in life? Well, here are some of my favourites: Who: Attila…

We’ve all said it – or heard it – but who exactly was Gordon Bennett and why does a small corner of Ireland remember his name so well? James Gordon Bennett was an American millionaire, owner of the New York Herald and the original playboy. He was renowned for his scandalous and controversial behaviour which was quite alarming to…

It is so obviously apparent when watching a cat lounge around the home in complete comfort that this whole domesticated lifestyle isn’t new to them. They have been masters of this for a very long time. But just how long? We take a look back at the earliest evidence for domesticated felines in history… The earliest…

Situated just off the main through road in Warwick, which many a person will walk or drive past each day, sits a wonderful little place. Passers-by often comment on what a pretty building it seems to be. ‘Some sort of old hospital’ I regularly hear muttered. Sometimes, you’ll see a wedding party buzzing about eagerly…

I don’t know about you but I have always wanted to be an archaeologist. As such I wanted to ask one what it was really like to ‘live the dream’. Annie Partridge, a community archaeologist working for Canterbury Archaeological Trust, kindly agreed to answer my questions and shed some light on what it is really like…

All girls dream of their wedding; the man, the flowers, the venue…the dress! At one point or another members of your family will have witnessed the sleek and simple phase, 10ft veils and voluptuous meringues. But which decade got it right? Let’s take a look back at the best of the last century…  1910’s The…

If there is one book which can transport me back in time within reading just a few paragraphs, it is this one. When I settle down to read this book, in my minds eye, I see myself sat in front of a warm (if formidable!) lady named Mary Elizabeth. She recounts to me tales of…

This summer marks the 70th anniversary of the Summer of 1944, the Summer of D Day, and the beginning of the end of World War Two. The world just celebrated the D Day anniversary with much deserved pomp and gratitude, honoring the sacrifice of the survivors, and the memories of the fallen. 1944 holds other…

John Henry Clay’s first novel is set in Roman Britain, in the run up to the ‘barbarian conspiracy’ of AD 367.  The titular Lion and Lamb are the patrician heads of two rival families, although the narrative follows members of just one of those families and, in particular, a young brother and sister – Paul…

The Lebensborn (which loosely means “Fountain of Life” in English) Program was created out of the need to “populate” Germany once the Nazis had won the war. The Nazis had long had a plan to first enslave the Slavic population whilst taking over their land, and then annihilate them completely. If Germany defeated the Allies,…