Victoria C. Woodhull ran for President 48 years before women were granted the right to vote, yet most Americans aren’t aware she existed. Here are 10 things you likely didn’t know about this fascinating woman… 1. Who was she? Victoria Woodhull has been mostly written out of the history books. There are two primary reasons, at…
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Meet The New Dutch King & Queen!
On April 30th 2013, the Netherlands got a new head of state. After thirty-three years, and on live TV, Queen Beatrix abdicated her crown to her son Willem-Alexander and his wife Princess Máxima. King Willem-Alexander and his gorgeous Queen, Máxima Source: 233livenews.wordpress.com The Dutch Monarchy: A Brief History Between 1814 and 1890, the Dutch were ruled by…
The CORRECT path to getting a Job in a Museum
For many people working in a museum, surrounded by history, is the ultimate career goal. But as awesome as it sounds, it is a notoriously highly competitive industry to ‘break’. I work in a museum, and…
Jenna – 4/4 – Historical Honey
Many a night, whilst drunkenly staggering home down the Corso in Manly, Sydney, I’d pop into the pie shop and order myself a ‘Ned Kelly’; a delightful pastry filled with meat, cheese, bacon and a… From lobotomies to leeching, there have been a multitude of curious medicinal cures throughout history! I’ve listed a few here,…
What If The Women of The Past…Were Men!
History is so packed with women it should be called ‘her-story’. Joke. What? Don’t look at me like that. Ok, yes; the fairer sex has been massively under-represented in history; there’s a glass ceiling in our permanent record. Our written past is a sausage fest. But despite all this, it could be worse. Imagine if even…
New research: Iron Age Hillforts in Britain
On Friday 6th September, The Times ran a piece on a recent archaeological project examining the Iron Age hillfort of Ham Hill, near Yeovil in Somerset (‘Diggers find signs of Roman massacre’, p. 21). In it, it was reported how victims had been disarticulated, stripped of their flesh and had their remains displayed on the ramparts. Marcus Brittain,…
The Ides of April By Lindsay Davis
Roman History is definitely not my thing. Not even Russell Crowe in Gladiator could do it for me – and neither could it take away the childhood trauma of watching three hours of Fall of The Roman Empire. Murder and Crime fiction is not my usual choice either, so this book is certainly not one that would actually…
A Chat With the Police History Society
Mike Vince (MBE MA) joined Thames Valley Police in 1973 and served in Reading, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Buckingham and Police Headquarters, Kidlington. During his 30 years of predominantly uniform service, he carried out; foot patrols, a stint as an emergency response vehicle officer, dealt with licensing and firearm certificate enquiries, and supervised patrols as a Sergeant and…
The Beast in the Jungle by Louis Bayard
7 Step into the depths of the Amazon Rainforest and discover a hidden world detached from civilization, A swarming tropic ridden with new life forms, curious tribes, disease and uncharted territory. Amongst the natural world, a…
EXCLUSIVE US GIVEAWAY: WIN Signed Copy of Je Anne Boleyn & ‘B’ Necklace
September 13, 2014 February 14, 2016 by HistoricalHoney Here is your exclusive change to win a signed copy of the outstanding new release ‘Je Anne Boleyn‘ by Sandra Vasoli along with your very own Anne Boleyn ‘B’ necklace – perfect for any Tudor or… Read More