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May 10, 2023

Horrible History: Fight scenes

Introduction What follows was inspired by a @HistoryFilmClub tweet shown right. Like many who responded, naming just one historical...

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Apr 5, 2023

Horrible History: Lighting the way

Introduction What follows was inspired by a @HistoryFilmClub tweet shown right. Like many who responded, naming just one historical...

Dispelling Some Myths: Who built the pyramids?

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Mar 22, 2023

Dispelling Some Myths: Who built the pyramids?

One of the more enduring popular ‘myths’ is the idea that the great pyramids at Giza in northern Egypt were constructed (c. 2575 - c....

Dispelling Some Myths: Roman Cheshire Cheese

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Feb 10, 2023

Dispelling Some Myths: Roman Cheshire Cheese

The BBC’s Bargain Hunt has struck again. On this occasion the claim was made that Cheshire cheese was made by the Romans. That was news...

Dispelling Some Myths: ‘Blitzkrieg’ was a ‘thing’

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Dec 20, 2022

Dispelling Some Myths: ‘Blitzkrieg’ was a ‘thing’

‘Blitzkrieg’ is a compound of two German words whose literal translation means ‘lightning war’ [1]. Military historians have defined...

About History: The Who’s Who of Beefeaters

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Dec 8, 2022

About History: The Who’s Who of Beefeaters

It seems nobody knows for certain why the King’s Body Guard of the Yeoman of the Guard are called ‘Beefeaters’. Over the years various...

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Nov 13, 2022

Dispelling Some Myths: 'Trench Art'

One of our favourite sources of entertainment and ideas for this Blog are derived from the BBC’s ‘Bargain Hunt’ television series. As...

Tastes Of History

Sep 19, 2022

Dispelling Some Myths: about Pirates

Asked to imagine or indeed to portray a pirate, most people undoubtedly will have a certain look in mind. Who’s now thinking of Johnny...

Dispelling Some Myths: Cleopatra the 'African' Queen

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Sep 13, 2022

Dispelling Some Myths: Cleopatra the 'African' Queen

On August 17th, 2022 the Trimontium Trust (@TrimontiumTrust) reminded Twitter users that Queen Cleopatra of Egypt committed suicide on...

Dispelling Some Myths: Lady Godiva’s naked ride

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Aug 22, 2022

Dispelling Some Myths: Lady Godiva’s naked ride

Did you know the city of Coventry has an official Lady Godiva? To be honest we didn’t until recently when we discovered that Pru Porretta...

Tastes Of History

Jul 5, 2022

Dispelling Some Myths: A Short life

Average height One of the misconceptions about history is that people were shorter ‘back then’. Would it surprise you to know that the...

Dispelling Some Myths: Romans cleaned their teeth with Urine

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Jun 6, 2022

Dispelling Some Myths: Romans cleaned their teeth with Urine

While teaching primary school children about the Romans, and specifically hygiene, we have encountered the belief that they cleaned their...

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May 27, 2022

Taking the pee: should you drink urine?

Urine has been used throughout history for many different uses. As a freely available product - everyone produces at least some each day...

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May 18, 2022

Dispelling Some Myths: ‘Over and Out’

In the big scheme of things today’s post is a very minor ‘gripe’. It does, however, reflect on the historical accuracy of television...

Dispelling Some Myths: Romans in the Americas

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Apr 19, 2022

Dispelling Some Myths: Romans in the Americas

The mosaic floor pictured (right) is housed in a gallery dedicated to ancient Roman frescoes and mosaics on the second floor of the...

Dispelling Some Myths: 'ancient Roman trebuchets'?

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Mar 29, 2022

Dispelling Some Myths: 'ancient Roman trebuchets'?

A recent search of the internet for information on Roman artillery machines returned, amongst other results, a website with a page...

Dispelling Some Myths: Cooking in a Shield?

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Mar 2, 2022

Dispelling Some Myths: Cooking in a Shield?

Farinata (‘made of flour’), a classic Italian street food, apparently enjoys two provenance myths according to BBC History Magazine [1]....

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Jan 3, 2022

Cleopatra Ptolemy VII

Cleopatra VII was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, ruling Egypt from 51 BC - 30 BC. She is celebrated for her beauty and her love...

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Dec 28, 2021

Dispelling Some Myths: Woad

It is widely held, and oft repeated, that ancient Britons, and most especially the Picts, painted or tattooed their bodies with Woad. We...

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Dec 15, 2021

Paranormal thinking?

Somehow we got talking about ghosts a couple of days ago. We were both reminded of working at Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire and how it...

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