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Dispelling Some Myths: Animals roamed Medieval streets

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Dispelling Some Myths: Animals roamed Medieval streets

Despite the best efforts of historians, the internet is still awash with misconceptions about the Middle Ages. Many of these ideas were...

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Dec 4

Horrible History: Brace yourself

Correcting a documentary faux pas, discover the history behind men's braces (suspenders if you prefer).

Dispelling Some Myths: Medieval ignorance is bliss?

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Nov 27

Dispelling Some Myths: Medieval ignorance is bliss?

Debunking the idea that people in the Middle Ages were ignorant and uneducated.

Dispelling Some Myths: the “two finger salute”

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Oct 25

Dispelling Some Myths: the “two finger salute”

Dispelling the myth of the two-finger salute or V-sign originated in the Medieval period.

Horrible History: did Roman slaves hand-feed their masters?

Tastes Of History

Oct 9

Horrible History: did Roman slaves hand-feed their masters?

Found on the website Twinkl, “ Ten short facts about the Romans ” was posted on December 8th, 2020 by unknown author possibly based in...

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Oct 2

Dispelling Some Myths: Rotten teeth

Despite the best efforts of historians, the internet is still awash with misconceptions about the Middle Ages. Many of these ideas were...

On This Day: The Spanish Armada is sighted

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Jul 29

On This Day: The Spanish Armada is sighted

July 29th, 1588: On this day in 1588, the fearsome Spanish Armada is sighted off England’s southern coast.

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Jul 24

About History: Press-ganging

Impressment, colloquially known as ‘the press’ or the ‘press gang’, was a means by which European navies could forcibly compel men into...

Dispelling Some Myths: Wreckers and smugglers

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May 29

Dispelling Some Myths: Wreckers and smugglers

Wrecking Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered or run aground close to shore. Wrecks were...

Dispelling Some Myths: Upside down Union Flags

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Apr 23

Dispelling Some Myths: Upside down Union Flags

The Union Flag pictured hangs in an upper hall of a London school recently visited by Tastes Of History to deliver a “Knight and Castles”...

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Mar 31

Dispelling Some Myths: Crucifixion

Crucifixion?...Good. Out of the door. Line on the left. One cross each. Next... Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which...

Tastes Of History

Feb 7

A Brief History of Food: Pizza

While working in one of our favourite schools, the book ‘Roman Adventure’ (pictured right) was discovered and was instantly intriguing...

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Dec 17, 2023

On This Day: Io Saturnalia!

On This Day, December 17th, the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia began. Held in honour of the deity Saturnus, as its name implies,...

Dispelling Some Myths: Was yellow the colour of prostitution?

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Nov 22, 2023

Dispelling Some Myths: Was yellow the colour of prostitution?

Over the years we have periodically encountered claims that prostitutes in the Roman Iron Age and then later in the Mediæval period wore...

Dispelling Some Myths: Romans, Railways and NASA rockets

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Oct 14, 2023

Dispelling Some Myths: Romans, Railways and NASA rockets

Yet another urban myth re-appeared on social media the other day, one which regularly does the rounds and has done so for many years...

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Oct 5, 2023

Dispelling Some Myths: Robin Hood

The legend Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw [1] originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featuring in popular...

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Aug 30, 2023

Horrible History: Social Status

What follows was inspired by the tweet on May 25th, 2022 by @HistoryFilmClub shown right. Like many who responded naming just one...

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Aug 9, 2023

Dispelling Some Myths: About the Kukri

The Nepalese Kukri is instantly recognisable to anyone who has served alongside the men of the Brigade of Gurkhas or has a passing...

Boudica: Rebel, Freedom Fighter, Feminist Icon

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Aug 2, 2023

Boudica: Rebel, Freedom Fighter, Feminist Icon

The Known Knowns Since at least the 16th century, Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, has retained a compelling hold on the British imagination...

Dispelling Some Myths: Tintagel and King Arthur

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Jul 26, 2023

Dispelling Some Myths: Tintagel and King Arthur

A recent tweet described Tintagel Castle on the North coast of Cornwall as a ‘medieval fortification’, built in the 13th century, and...

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