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When it comes to history books, I read both fact and fiction. I’m a massive fan of Modern History; anything from the Tudors to the Teddy Boys. But when a book of short Medieval Mystery stories landed in my letter box from the Hive, my comfort zone was well and truly removed! Thanks Girls!    …

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…

Originally from the North of England, Nicola resides in the Oxfordshire countryside. She is passionate about genealogy, reading and of course, period dramas. Since the publication of her first Regency romance by Harlequin Mills & Boon in 1998, Nicola has become a USA Today, Borders and UK Bookscan bestselling author. Nicola now writes for Harlequin HQN…

Having always had a morbid fascination for criminals, the insane and asylums in general, and being the kind of girl whose dad saves the true crime supplements out of the Sunday papers for – I knew this book would be right up my street! When Historical Honey advertised their recent competition to win a copy of…

This is a book that turns our accepted Robin Hood myths on their head, where Robin is a villain and those traditionally cast as the baddies, well, aren’t. Turning the tradition on its head The novel tells the story of Guy of Gisburne (traditionally Robin’s rival for the love of Maid Marian and a bit…

London, as we all know, is brimming with history, and author Catharine Arnold is well known for writing about the less -than-savoury aspects of our nations capital. Throughout her ‘London’ series, Arnold explores the history of prostitution, crime, murder and the dead.  Writing about such dark topics is an art, of which Catharine is a master….

In February 1926, Russian biologist Ilia Ivanov set out for Guinea in French West Africa, where he planned to perform one of the world’s most sensational experiments. He planned to use artificial insemination to cross an ape with a human. …I know… So, Ivanov was an expert in artificially inseminating animals and had use his…

It was my birthday recently, and as I had taken Annabelle on a historical tour of Stratford-Upon-Avon and Warwick for hers, she decided to take me out for a surprise ‘day of revelry’ in the greatest city in the world, London.  Even though I had no idea what we would be doing, I knew that…

After reading a recent article on the Daily Mail (of all places), I was inspired to tell the story of some of the beautiful historical structures that are now falling into a sad state of disrepair. It is a sad reality that nobody has been able to afford the upkeep of these stunning buildings; truly…

I have to say that based on the cover of the book, I would have been unlikely to pick this up off the shelf, let alone read the blurb to see if I would like to read further. However, I am very glad that I am part of the secret book club and therefore had…