What better way to celebrate your birthday than visiting the European centre of debauchery…Amsterdam. Despite its reputation for attracting the shifty sort, Snoop Dogg wannabe’s and celebrating all things Europop, Amsterdam is a beautiful city with oodles of history. Here are some of my favourite historic moments from my trip: Begijnhof The Begijnhof is one of the oldest…
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Meet The Inspirational Dr Emma Wells
We are very lucky here at the Hive to have the opportunity to meet, talk to and even share with our readers some fantastic people who are currently working within the heritage sector. So when Emma got in touch with us, we were bowled over with appreciation and awe for this inspirational young woman who has quite…
How to become a (Medieval) Saint
Saints come in many shapes and sizes and yet only a select few of all the faithful have ever been canonised. What marks you out from the crowd if your dearest ambition is to become a Medieval Saint? In 1234 Pope Gregory IX decreed all candidates for canonisation had to be investigated and approved by…
The Miniaturist By Jessie Burton
“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 has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt, but instead she is met by his sharp-tongued sister, Marin. Only later…
The Women Who Ruled Ancient Egypt (Pt 2)
In Part 1 of Female Pharaohs: Women Who Ruled Over Egypt, we took a look at the Pharaohs Sobekneferu and Hatshepsut, two women seized power after the deaths of their ruling husbands. Sobekneferu and Hatshepsut are two female pharaohs we know of for certain; it’s hard to pinpoint without a doubt because ruling women often took…
The Women Who Ruled Ancient Egypt (Pt 1)
Life in Ancient Egypt was a bit different for women compared to other ancient societies, where women had very few rights. Though the traditional roles for men and women were different, it wasn’t a big deal if those social roles sometimes overlapped or were even transgressed. Women in Ancient Egypt were part of the community,…
Sneak Preview: All Along The River
Pauline Conolly is an Australian writer, but a confirmed Anglophile. She and her partner Rob owned a holiday house by the River Thames near Marlow for many years, and walked the Thames Path from source to sea. ‘All Along the River : Tales From the Thames’ is based on this journey, and the couple’s subsequent explorations of the river….
Exclusive: Broadmoor Revealed
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 has worked in his home county of Berkshire for the last 15 years. After studying at the London School of…
In A Barbie World…A History
Barbie has been a subject for many discussions. Ater all, she is something else. She has been blamed for the development of eating disorders and for holding back feminist development. Barbie is quite often seen as an ‘air head’, a dumb blonde without a real career. For a long time Barbie couldn’t be more than…
The Ancient Paths by Graham Robb
In the Ancient Paths, Graham Robb goes on an epic journey. He cycles 15,000 miles across Europe on a quest to discover the lost roads of the Celts. As he traces these long-forgotten routes across Spain, France and the UK, his travels immerse him in the gods, arts and science of the time. He argues…