iving in the Midwestern United States, every year I hear the same worry from my friends in late April and early May, “We better not have frost tonight. I just planted my flowers/vegetables.” In France, where my paternal family is from, there is a belief that clear nights and cold winds are the reason for these seemingly…
On the wedding night of his nephew and future King, William of Orange, Charles II watched the entire consummation whilst shouting encouragement from the sidelines.The Great Pyramids of Giza were originally clad in white marble, with a 24k gold cap on tap.Boston Corbett, the man who found and shot John Wilkes Booth, was completely insane…
Jane Austen, author of Pride and Prejudice (1813) was born in 1775, and during her lifetime there were hair-raisingly huge changes in fashion. If you visited Austen’s England during the 1770s you’d see ladies wearing absurdly high head-dresses. A triangular cushion or ‘system’ of horsehair three inches thick by nine inches diagonally, and seven inches in height,…
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This category does not contain any posts yet The Medici Mirror is a first novel by Melissa Bailey and is clearly a labour of love. Unfortunately, however, I found it a labour… There’s no escaping it: “Keane’s Company” is heavily indebted to Bernard Cornwell’s “Sharpe” series. Even the name of the central character – Keane…
It turns out our first post on the subject was just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to historical misconceptions. Here are 8 more myths we are here to bust… 1. Back In The Day, Everyone Was Short. We had this myth well and truly debunked for us after spending the day in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Upon…
This category does not contain any posts yet 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… Roman History is definitely not my thing. Not even Russell Crowe in Gladiator could do it for me – and neither could it take away…
This category does not contain any posts yet So, despite taking a module entitled “The Crusades” in my second year of university, I ashamedly admit the finer points of each crusade has… The striking image of William Fitzosbert’s limp, dead body hanging from the Tyburn Tree outside London is the opening scene in the latest…
This category does not contain any posts yet This category does not contain any posts yet This category does not contain any posts yet When you think of women in the Middle Ages/early Renaissance, you probably imagine fair maidens, wives, mothers, nuns and possibly widows. Some people know… Saints come in many shapes and sizes…
This category does not contain any posts yet This category does not contain any posts yet This category does not contain any posts yet When you think of women in the Middle Ages/early Renaissance, you probably imagine fair maidens, wives, mothers, nuns and possibly widows. Some people know… Saints come in many shapes and sizes…