Author: HistoricalHoney

2014 is set to be a poignant year, as we commemorate the centenary of the beginning of the First World War. This year, we honour the hundreds and thousands of men and women who fought courageously on the front line and at home, in order for us to be free today.  The National Trust is hosting hundreds…

Like many people, I had my pre-conceptions about Anne Boleyn. Her name alone conjures up the image of a ‘Femme Fatale’, histories most famous ‘other’ woman. She was clever and calculating. Sly, with her eyes unflinching on the ultimate prize, Anne has a reputation of ruthlessness. To snare a king was no task for the…

If, like me, you always thought that the medieval period was made up of monks, peasants and boring manuscripts, then you would be partly right. However, there were also some bizarre sects with what can only be described as unusual (and somewhat hilarious) beliefs, which might just challenge how you see medieval monks, even just…

The Lunatics are taking over the asylum! There have been some weird cures for mental illness over the years, some have worked, but the majority have been downright bonkers. Here is our round up of the 10 weirdest cures for mental illness through history… Detail from The Extraction of the Stone of Madness, a painting by Hieronymus…

“Actually, the British invented the concentration camp”- a claim many will be familiar with if they have ever studied or discussed the Holocaust to any degree, but how justified is this accusation, and what does it really mean? It is a great shock to most when they hear this so-called ‘fact’ for the first time,…

York Minster is going through a renaissance – a big claim for a building that’s been on the go to close for 1400 years. With a £20m budget (including a £10.5 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund) window panels are being restored, access is being improved, conservation projects are under way and new exhibitions…

London 1920. The war is over and for the last two years a nation tries to piece their fractured lives back together again. Sons return as strangers if they were lucky to return at all. Soldiers roam the streets looking for gainful employment now they find themselves surplus to requirements. The country is in a…

Sarah Merriman, a Visitor Experience Manager for the National Trust (Wimpole Estate), has been kind enough to share some tips with Historical Honey on how to approach forging a career within the National Trust, or indeed the wider heritage sector. Wimpole Estate, where Sarah works as a Visitor Experience Manager. Source: findyourvenue.com More About Sarah: Sarah…

We’ve all heard tragic historical love stories. Lovers torn apart by warring families a la Romeo and Juliet, the dramatic tale of Cleopatra and Marc Antony and the royal love story of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and the painful sorrow she endured when he died. But not forgetting Guy of Warwick and the beautiful…