Books, HH World, Our Articles, Reviews December 10, 2013 By Jenna Ok! I’ll admit it; I’ve been stuck in a historical fiction rut. So when this book landed on my doorstep I thought, “right, I’ll… Books, HH World, Our Articles, Reviews November 9, 2013 By Jenna I’m going to be honest: I am interested in…
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A Journey Through Time – A 17th Century Gap Year
Nine hours travelling, squalid sleeping arrangements, too much to drink and money lost during late night card games. Not a scene from a 20th Century teenage gap year, but a young person’s 17th Century Grand Tour, in which they would experience the renaissance period first hand. Some of the sights one might have seen on…
Hunter of Sherwood: Knight of Shadows by Toby Venables
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…
A Bargain Struck by Liz Harris
Ok! I’ll admit it; I’ve been stuck in a historical fiction rut. So when this book landed on my doorstep I thought, “right, I’ll have a go at that”. I’m not sure what I expected, but I didn’t think I would enjoy reading this book quite as much as I did. The story is set…
Dare To Take An Evening Tour…
Heads poking through walls, dead soldiers appearing in photographs, men wandering the chapel; these are just a few of the ghostly tales that could be told to you on a Tower of London ‘Twilight Tour’. Although not strictly a ghost tour, some Yeomen love a good scare and don’t need much encouragement to share their personal spooky…
Elopement Extraordinary
All rural communities have idiosyncrasies when it comes to cultural practices. Perhaps the customs surrounding a rural marriage are some of the most strange. Rural Ireland of the 19th and 20th centuries had a wide variety of cultural practices surrounding the event of marriage. Rural Ireland, way back when. Source: fanningfamilyhistory.com In some regions it was…
The Earl and The Showgirl
It sounds like something from a bad romantic fiction. It’s the 1850s, and Henry the 7th Earl of Stamford, handsome, rich and powerful, heir to several estates scattered across the country, meets and pursues the beautiful Kitty Cocks. Kitty is not only a commoner but…wait for it…a bareback rider in a circus. Cast Keira Knightly…
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Historical Honey » Historical Movies By The People Who Gave Them One Star
Certain movies can be like an old friend; they bring you comfort, give you great advice and you can even finish their sentences. It’s fair to say there are a handful of historical movies which are just classic, and universally loved by all. Well, that was what I thought until I checked out their one…
Historical Honey » Why I Am Loving Anne of Cleves
OK, so she may not be the most popular, nor glamorous of Henry’s wives, and after Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour, most people’s interests tend to wax and wane a little. However, I am starting to warm to Anne of Cleves. Sure she was a little different, slightly odd even, and her style was…lets say…as…