The abdication of King Juan Carlos last month is the seventh time that the Spanish throne has been voluntarily vacated. While Britain’s own Edward… English history is littered with consorts of our monarchs. The vast majority were women, with the occasional man included where the monarch is female…. This summer marks the 70th anniversary of…
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HistoricalHoney – 4/4 – Historical Honey
Everyone knows that Henry VIII was married six times, right? Divorced, beheaded, died – Divorced, beheaded, survived – that’s the rhyme to remember them… I think most people are guilty of a fashion blunder – as a child I loved nothing more than to parade around in my… I was first introduced to the master of epic…
HistoricalHoney – 3/4 – Historical Honey
Upon hearing that Susan Bordo has a new book out, fabulously entitled ‘The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England’s Most Notorious Queen’, we immediately… 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… If you don’t know who Dr Sam…
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This category does not contain any posts yet When you stand in the Cellarium of Fountains Abbey, with its vaulted ceiling arching like gigantic fingers above your head and dusty shadows lingering… Men in uniform and an historic house – what could be a more perfect way to spend a Tuesday?! With that very thought…
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This category does not contain any posts yet BEWARE: SPOILERS! You have to love Game Of Thrones. You know, that show that everyone has been fawning over?! OK, OK. So I know… When I was 10 years old, we visited a small fishing village called Boscastle, that would later become ‘famous’ for the devastating floods…
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This category does not contain any posts yet To commemorate the centenary of WW1 we are running a series of three posts from our recent trip to the WW1 sites of Nord… 2014 is set to be a poignant year, as we commemorate the centenary of the beginning of the First World War. This year, we…
WHY WRITERS OF THE REGENCY PERIOD HAD TO BE THICK-SKINNED
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…
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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…
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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…
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“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…