As the Time Team trowels are put away for the last time, archaeologist Matthew Beresford looks back at the lasting legacy that caught the…
I don’t know about you but I have always wanted to be an archaeologist. As such I wanted to ask one what it was…
Life in Ancient Egypt was a bit different for women compared to other ancient societies, where women had very few rights. Though the traditional…
They say behind every great man is a great woman and the Roman Empire was no exception! Roman women in particular were a truly…
My novel “Aqueduct to Nowhere” takes place in ancient Tarraco (modern day Tarragona) during the wild 7-day Roman festival of Saturnalia. Research told me…
‘Can you see anything?’ ‘Yes… wonderful things.’ Howard Carter’s famously understated words when first looking into the tomb of Tutankhamun marked the beginning of a…
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…
The best place to be a woman in Ancient Greece was…Sparta. Really? You mean that bloodthirsty lot who were horrendously outnumbered at Thermopylae and…
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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 and yet only a select few of all the faithful have ever been canonised. What marks you…
My favourite place in the whole wide world, has to be the Isle of Wight. I love the beaches, the rolling green hills and…
The history of Papal elections is full of intrigue, plotting, bribery and in some rare instances, holiness. By the mid-fifteenth century the form for…
The Battle of Crécy is well know as a resounding English victory. Some great men survived the bloody battle, but the highest ranking person…
Having read Mary Hollingsworth’s new release, ‘The Borgias: History’s most notorious dynasty’ we are inspired to share with you how this family managed to achieve such…
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 …
How Did She Keep Henry Enraptured for Six Long Years Before Marriage? Like so many of you, I have a long-standing love affair with…
400 years ago, the first Globe Theatre was destroyed by fire. But was it an accident? The afternoon of Tuesday 29 June 1613 was…
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…
Translate the lingo and the following would not be out of place in one of those ‘speciality’ stores you find in modern day Soho….
I have a confession to make. I love Anne Boleyn, and I don’t care who knows it. If you mention the name ‘Anne’, there…
In the mid-1850s, thousands of hopeful and often desperate people signed up for seasickness, squalor, and hardship for the chance of a new life….
Hot water, soap and shampoo; for most of us this is the start of our day. A shower or bath each morning is a…
Jane Austen’s novel Mansfield Park was published 200 years ago, in May 1814. It contains a good deal about the Royal Navy, as does Persuasion, which was…
Debra Daley is a longtime 18th-century obsessionalist. She talks about how she brought Georgian London to life in her new novel Turning the Stones. If…
If you are anything like me, you will have been romanticised by Geisha ever since watching the film, ‘Memoirs of A Geisha’, despite the…
It is a little known fact that among RMS Titanic’s 2,229 passengers and crew, there also travelled a number of sea-faring dogs. On the…
Hang on…a town hung an elephant? I was procrastinating online today and stumbled across an article in the forever brilliant and dramatic MailOnline (don’t dwell on…
This is a story about how one historian’s research has brought a 16-year-old girl’s diary back to life…exactly one hundred years to the day…
World War II propaganda posters were essentially used as advertisement to inspire, persuade and educate the people of their country during the war. Equipped with…
All rural communities have idiosyncrasies when it comes to cultural practices. Perhaps the customs surrounding a rural marriage are some of the most strange. …
Although the fight for Irish independence in the early 20th Century was dominated by the men, there was a surprisingly large group of women who…
Some say living in London is a curse. Some say it is a gift. With it’s rich history, I go with the latter. No…
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The history of Papal elections is full of intrigue, plotting, bribery and in some rare instances, holiness. By the mid-fifteenth century the form for…
Jenny Porrett, employee at Arundel Castle, West Sussex, gives us an exclusive insight into life behind castle walls… I don’t start work at the Castle…
From trepanning to transplants, there is no question that medicine has evolved over the last few centuries. It is a constant journey of trial…
If you’ve never taken the test then here is your chance to see just how well you would do in your History SAT? If…
The Black Death, the Inquisitions, World War II, World War I, and the Dark Ages, are the darkest periods of European history, according to…
Sometimes, it’s the little things someone does that makes them truly amazing at their profession. No matter what the field, the great ones notice…
It was the summer of 1952 and the British people to were shocked to the core. A report of the brutal murder of a…
I love a man who’s passionate about principles. From the perspective of a romance novelist, they make the best heroes and it’s Victorian philanthropist Lord…
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…
Margery Kempe is a woman who has continued to divide and fascinate since the publication of ‘The Book of Margery Kempe’ in the 15th Century….
To be honest, back in the day you weren’t really a King without a lovely piece on the side. And if there is one…
Recently I’ve been enjoying books by Leanda de Lisle and Chris Skidmore, discussing the Tudor dynasty and their humble beginnings in Wales. However, one…