It’s an accepted fact these days that social media is here to stay. The web is bustling with sites that let us connect to…
Polly Heffer, archaeology graduate and DigVentures intern, describes why crowd-funding is a new and exciting future for archaeology – and how DigVentures is leading the way……
This article is about…doing archaeology for free. It is a subject that a lot of people are reluctant to approach in archaeology, however, I…
It is so obviously apparent when watching a cat lounge around the home in complete comfort that this whole domesticated lifestyle isn’t new to…
When Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in 1798, he was accompanied by 167 scholars, his Commission on the Sciences and Arts. Their work revealed a…
The Celts would not have called themselves Celts. That is an outside term from the Greek “Keltoi” or Latin “Celtae.” The Celts may have…
The thought of sacrificing a person’s life may seem like the sort of barbaric ritual reserved for only the most unholy and uncivilised societies,…
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…
When most people think about history, they tend to immediately think of the great ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East or even…
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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…
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…
Sitting down to read ‘Who Killed William Shakespeare: The Murderer. The Motive. The Means’, it occurred to me that I really didn’t know much about the man….
Valentine’s Day saw the opening of a previously undiscovered set of rooms at Hampton Court Palace. For years these rooms had been used to…
Someone asked me why I chose to write a novel about Caravaggio (‘The Caravaggio Conspiracy’ is out now). Well, really I’d be mad not to. In…
It’s not every day that an undiscovered portrait of William Shakespeare is brought to your attention. But having spent many an hour scrutinising images…
The European conquests of the Americas brought war, pestilence and death to the communities that populated the continent. Infecting of the Amerindian people with…
It’s difficult, looking at this photograph of Princess Ducky, to believe it was taken when she was a teenager. But of course teenagers hadn’t…
There’s a moment in the film Titanic in which we are treated, if that’s the right word (which it isn’t), to an aerial shot…
Jane Austen, author of Pride and Prejudice (1813) was born in 1775, and during her lifetime there were hair-raisingly huge changes in fashion. If…
Each and everyone of us needs food to survive although some of us take the appreciation of this necessity to a level far beyond…
I had the smashing idea of writing a spy caper set in Victorian era London, with the owner of a brothel as my heroine….
The majority of breach of promise claims involved women who had suffered financially through a man’s thoughtless or selfish behaviour. They often sought to…
To commemorate the centenary of WW1 we are running a series of three posts from our recent trip to the WW1 sites of Nord…
Set in 1937, The Winter Garden gives an intriguing insight into pre Second World War Germany. The story follows that of a young girl,…
This is the story of Peter Robinson and Dorrie Harris, taken from a collection of love letters sent during Wartime, compiled into a beautiful…
2014 is set to be a poignant year, as we commemorate the centenary of the beginning of the First World War. This year, we honour…
It was the summer of 1952 and the British people to were shocked to the core. A report of the brutal murder of a…
As some of you may have noticed, it was Valentine’s Day a few days ago. With its heart-shaped chocolate boxes and love bugs, it…
Recently, I have been ill. At my age, one takes full advantage! So what better to do than rest in bed and revisit one…
Barbie has been a subject for many discussions. Ater all, she is something else. She has been blamed for the development of eating disorders…
Kate and Wills had a baby, and the country is going bananas. We all know very little, but what we do know is that…
On April 30th 2013, the Netherlands got a new head of state. After thirty-three years, and on live TV, Queen Beatrix abdicated her crown…
In the wise words of The Beautiful South: “You don’t back a horse called Striding Snail, you don’t name your boat Titanic II.” Recently…
It’s an accepted fact these days that social media is here to stay. The web is bustling with sites that let us connect to…
Throughout ancient history there have been many weapons that have changed forever the world in which the people of the time lived. So, which…
On the 12th September 1885 a new football record was set. Dundee Harps beat Aberdeen Rovers 35 – 0 in the newly formed Scottish…
Sex was obviously not invented by classical writers but they were the first to document it in graphic detail. However perverse the practice the…
Just because we view Greek statues as shining beacons of marble, it doesn’t mean that’s how they originally looked thousands of years ago. Recent…
My favourite place in the whole wide world, has to be the Isle of Wight. I love the beaches, the rolling green hills and…
It is so obviously apparent when watching a cat lounge around the home in complete comfort that this whole domesticated lifestyle isn’t new to…
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…
On this day in history one of the worlds most iconic screen goddess’s, Elizabeth Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011), marries for…
When most people think about history, they tend to immediately think of the great ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East or even…
If you are anything like me, you will have been romanticised by Geisha ever since watching the film, ‘Memoirs of A Geisha’, despite the…
During my sister’s pregnancies, I came to realise that I was being very annoying; repeatedly saying to them “just be thankful it’s the 21st…
Life in Ancient Egypt was a bit different for women compared to other ancient societies, where women had very few rights. Though the traditional…