Author: HistoricalHoney

Most popular magazines of the Regency period accepted submissions from readers. In fact, many magazines found a significant percentage of their content from reader contributions, including fiction, essays, and poetry. Some magazines also devoted a great deal of space to lengthy letters from readers. Most fiction, especially in ladies’ magazines, and all poetry in just…

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…

“On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam. She… In the January of 1893, The Strand magazine ran a story predicting the fashion trends for the next century called “Future Dictates of Fashion”. Let’s take a… 1. The Garbage Museum, Stratford, Connecticut Source: CRRA…

This category does not contain any posts yet I have realized that local history scholarship is often met with a dismissive sort of condescension by some historians. If you are self-identified as… On May 7th 1747, Johanna Magdalena Catharina Judith Van Dorth was baptized in the small church of a village named Warnsveld, in the east…

First things first, this is the story of Samson and Delilah, who are both biblical characters. Regardless of how much you want to dispute its… When I started this book, I was not particularly impressed. While the historical setting was certainly interesting, spanning the end of the second world… Roman history is not my forte, this…

This category does not contain any posts yet Situated just off the main through road in Warwick, which many a person will walk or drive past each day, sits a wonderful little… If you haven’t visited Chatsworth House before, you are missing out. Set against a backdrop of stunning countryside in idyllic Derbyshire, Chatsworth is…

This category does not contain any posts yet Now, although we could jabber on about Anne Boleyn all day, we decided to take a break from both jabbering on about the Tudors…and… After the recent success of our fabulous ‘Roman Goddess’ and ‘Tudor Wives’ Quizzes, we didn’t want our male readership to feel left out!…

This category does not contain any posts yet Nottingham is a diverse and interesting place to live. Most people do not realise the rich history of the area, and most foreigners (like me)… The beautiful Temple Manor was built around 1240 by the Knights Templar. It was designed to provide suitable lodging for people of high rank or…

This category does not contain any posts yet I’m a Classicist; a lover of all things Greek and Roman. And I’m also a hypocrite. I’ve spent my entire life (well, from the… This category does not contain any posts yet