In 'Kitchenalia' we introduce objects from different historical periods, discover a bit about their history and find out how each was...

'I don’t believe it!' Bargain Hunt strikes again broadcasting 'facts' that are at best described as misleading and at worst simply...

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...

The Wicker Man is a giant effigy supposedly used by the Druids to perform human sacrifice, according to the writings of Gaius Julius...

Introduction As you may know from the popular histories, the Romans left Britain at 'ten past four on a wet Tuesday afternoon', and...

Constantine I, known as the Great, was the first Roman Emperor to openly profess Christianity. He began the empire's evolution into a...

We were watching another history documentary the other day about the Scottish Wars of Independence in the 13th- and 14th-centuries. This...

Until the advent of gunpowder, the trebuchet (French: trébuchet) was a common powerful siege engine that used a long arm to throw a...

In AD 60/61, after appalling treatment by the Romans, Queen Boudica of the Iceni tribe declared war on the oppressors. The Britons sacked...

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....

Introduction A few days ago, CNN Africa tweeted 'The fringe theories long attached to UNESCO sites' [1] introducing readers to some of...

Origins It is stated [1] that some scholars [2] believe the first true stirrups were conceived in Central Asia during the first century...

'The 300 Spartans' is a 1962 film retelling the story of the Battle of Thermopylae (Greek: Μάχη τῶν Θερμοπυλῶν, Máchē tōn Thermopylōn)...

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,...

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...

On the face of it one could be forgiven for thinking the medical procedure known as Caesarean section [1] was named for Roman statesman...

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...

Today we use the term 'Viking' for anyone from the Scandinavian communities of Denmark, Norway and Sweden during the late 8th- to late...

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...

Most people in western culture recognise the 'thumbs up' gesture as one that indicates all is well, while conversely 'thumbs down' means...