From traveling to historical places + cities to getting lost in stories from yesteryear – this is my hive of history where I share all the things which inspire me – and I encourage you to do the same! Find out how you can contribute here
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Historical Honey is delighted to host this wonderful Q&A session with Mark Stevens, author of Broadmoor Revealed. Firstly, let us introduce you to the brains behind the book… Mark Stevens is a professional archivist, who… With the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg fast approaching in July, I decided to undertake a Civil War…
#CartoonToCatwalk
My name is Jenna, and I am a Disney-holic. I love all things Disney; the fairytale romances (although the reality can be somewhat disappointing), the culmination of good overcoming evil, and of course, the pretty dresses, jewels and shoes that every little girl wants to dress up in! Aurora (AKA. Sleeping Beauty) was always my favourite…
Concentration Camps of the Second Boer War
“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…
Concentration Camps of the Second Boer War
“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…
Concentration Camps of the Second Boer War
“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…
Fashion Faux Pas of The Past…
I think most people are guilty of a fashion blunder – as a child I loved nothing more than to parade around in my silver Puffa Jacket which made me look like a space-age Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters. From bell-bottoms to shell-suits, and our returning obsession for dungarees, Fashion Faux Pas will always come back to haunt us, eventually…read…
An Elizabethan Beauty Guide
In an age of contouring, baking, brows and plumped lips, it is difficult to imagine that societies throughout history have been as beauty obsessed as we are today. Certainly, what constituted ‘beauty’ has been redefined almost continually throughout history, but, nevertheless, ideals and expectations have governed the ways in which women especially have felt about…
Agatha Christie’s Real-Life Mystery
Best known for her classic crime novels, one of Agatha Christie’s greatest mysteries was not a work of fiction but was rather a real-life enigma which cast Christie herself as the leading lady. On Friday 3rd December 1926, just after 9:30pm, Christie checked to see if her seven-year-old daughter Rosalind was sleeping soundly before making her way…
The Magnificent Maya Queens
When most people think about history, they tend to immediately think of the great ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East or even of later happenings in Europe like the Renaissance. That’s great! Those are all fun and exciting (and some of my favorite people/places) but let’s not forget about some of the great…