Author: HistoricalHoney

With Europe on our doorstep there is no excuse not to go exploring. Just because rent is 80% of your salary doesn’t mean you can’t live your best summer, soaking up some sun, historical sights and . Follow these top tips for visiting Rome on a budget: 1. Book your flights well in advance Source: cheapflights…

We are always proud to showcase industry insights and engage our readers with the range of jobs available within the heritage sector. Luckily for us, Contributor Alison Kitchener is well-connected, and has a friend who works as an Assistant Archivist at Valence House Museum. Clare, very kindly, agreed to be interviewed by Alison, who put…

We’ve all been there. Splitting headaches, hot flushes, shaking nausea and the lack of ability to function as a normal person. All wonderful hallmarks of a stinking hangover! Nowadays, we see out these dark moments wrapped in a fluffy duvet, curled up in a ball watching horrendous ‘take your brain out TV’ and uttering those…

World War II, one of the biggest conflicts the world has ever seen, impacted most people around the world on a daily basis. While some countries suffered more than others, most of them had to ration products that were used on a daily basis. This meant that women, who were encouraged to put their best…

I should make this clear from the off: I am the only member of the Honey team without a background in archaeology. So when this book arrived on my desk I instantly thought “oh god…will I do this review any credit?” But, as life is about pushing your own boundaries, I thought I’d give it…

The Black Death, the Inquisitions, World War II, World War I, and the Dark Ages, are the darkest periods of European history, according to a new study. In stark contrast, the historical moments considered to be the most prosperous are Ancient Rome, the Industrial Revolution, Ancient Greece, the 1960s, and current day. The Yesterday Historical Report was…

I came to appreciate comics not as an eager child awaiting their weekly Beano, but as a student. When faced with every undergraduate’s nemesis, The Dissertation (the capitals are very much needed!), I somehow settled upon exploring how comics and graphic novels have portrayed the Holocaust. Upon diving into the world of comics I discovered a fascinating…

Debra Daley is a longtime 18th-century obsessionalist. She talks about how she brought Georgian London to life in her new novel Turning the Stones. If such a thing as a past life exists, I think I must have lived one in London during the 18th century. I grew up in beachy New Zealand, which is just…

During the Second World War the German government used propaganda to control the ‘vision of women’. With that said, what exactly was the role of women in the Third Reich? The role of women was instilled into them from a young age.  The Nazi’s recognised the impact of indoctrinating the youth to instill the values…