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Tastes Of History
Oct 3, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: Ancient Olympic Medals?
'I don’t believe it!' Bargain Hunt strikes again broadcasting 'facts' that are at best described as misleading and at worst simply...
Tastes Of History
Sep 23, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: An Attack of the "Vapours"
Here at Tastes Of History we are avid watchers of the BBC's "Bargain Hunt". If you are unfamiliar with the show, two teams of amateur...
Tastes Of History
Sep 7, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man is a giant effigy supposedly used by the Druids to perform human sacrifice, according to the writings of Gaius Julius...
Tastes Of History
Aug 28, 2020
Invasion? What Invasion?
Introduction As you may know from the popular histories, the Romans left Britain at 'ten past four on a wet Tuesday afternoon', and...
Tastes Of History
Aug 25, 2020
Constantine the Godfather
Constantine I, known as the Great, was the first Roman Emperor to openly profess Christianity. He began the empire's evolution into a...
Tastes Of History
Aug 8, 2020
Pict or Scot: Who's Who?
We were watching another history documentary the other day about the Scottish Wars of Independence in the 13th- and 14th-centuries. This...
Tastes Of History
Jul 30, 2020
The Chinese Xuan Feng or "Whirlwind"
Until the advent of gunpowder, the trebuchet (French: trébuchet) was a common powerful siege engine that used a long arm to throw a...
Tastes Of History
Jul 28, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: Ancient Britons
In AD 60/61, after appalling treatment by the Romans, Queen Boudica of the Iceni tribe declared war on the oppressors. The Britons sacked...
Tastes Of History
Jul 24, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: The Truth Behind the Olympic Torch
Let the Games Begin July 24th, 2020 should have seen the opening ceremony of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad of the modern era in Tokyo....
Tastes Of History
Jul 15, 2020
Aliens & Pyramids
Introduction A few days ago, CNN Africa tweeted 'The fringe theories long attached to UNESCO sites' [1] introducing readers to some of...
Tastes Of History
Jun 28, 2020
Stirrups
Origins It is stated [1] that some scholars [2] believe the first true stirrups were conceived in Central Asia during the first century...
Tastes Of History
Jun 21, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: The 300 Spartans
'The 300 Spartans' is a 1962 film retelling the story of the Battle of Thermopylae (Greek: Μάχη τῶν Θερμοπυλῶν, Máchē tōn Thermopylōn)...
Tastes Of History
Jun 21, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: The Hidden Code in Statues
You might have heard how the statue of a horse and rider reveals how the named person died. In the United Kingdom, and the United States,...
Tastes Of History
Jun 21, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: "Ring a Ring a Roses" and the Great Plague
Ring-a-ring o' roses, A pocket full of posies, A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down. For those of us of a certain age, you might remember...
Tastes Of History
Jun 21, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: Julius Caesar's Birth
On the face of it one could be forgiven for thinking the medical procedure known as Caesarean section [1] was named for Roman statesman...
Tastes Of History
Jun 21, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: Viking Horned Helmets
One of the history workshops that Tastes Of History offers for schools (in more normal times) is on the Vikings [1]. In doing so, we try...
Tastes Of History
Jun 21, 2020
What's in a Name: Vikings
Today we use the term 'Viking' for anyone from the Scandinavian communities of Denmark, Norway and Sweden during the late 8th- to late...
Tastes Of History
Jun 21, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: Democracy's Roots
Ancient Athens in the 5th-century BC is often held to be the birthplace of democracy. The idea, however, was not unique to Athens. Other...
Tastes Of History
Jun 21, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: Thumbs Up
Most people in western culture recognise the 'thumbs up' gesture as one that indicates all is well, while conversely 'thumbs down' means...
Tastes Of History
Jun 21, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: "Cleopatra's Needle"
Take a walk along the Victoria Embankment in the City of Westminster, London and near the Golden Jubilee Bridges you will find...
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