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Category: Historical Objects

Posted on:January 21, 2023January 9, 2023Historical Objects

Seeing the Dead: The Fayum Mummy Portraits

One unifying thing that people find enjoyable about history is learning about the people who have come before us. We want to feel connected to our ancestors, to understand how they dealt with the trials and tribulations of their times, how wars were started, palaces were built, empires spread – but also the stories of […]

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Posted on:May 29, 2022July 31, 2022Historical Objects

Historical Objects: The Hereford Mappa Mundi

Here at Just History Posts I love sharing a plethora of incredible historical objects, and the Hereford Mappa Mundi is a true marvel to behold. It has been described as being “without parallel the most important and most celebrated medieval map in any form, the most remarkable illustrated English manuscript of any kind”. So why […]

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Posted on:September 16, 2021July 26, 2022Historical Fashion Historical Objects

Treasures of the Tudors: The Bacton Altar Cloth

All this week on Just History Posts’ Facebook and Twitter we are celebrating the treasures of the Tudors! So far this week we have looked at Elizabeth I’s ring, Henry VIII’s hat, and Elizabeth’s prayer book which features the writing of Catherine Parr. Today, we are going to have a look at one of my […]

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Posted on:July 26, 2021July 26, 2022Historical Objects

Historical Objects: Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House

Whilst finding posts to publish daily on my social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter), I always come across a myriad of fascinating historical objects that are beautifully crafted and have incredible histories behind them. I’ve wanted for a very long time to write about some of these objects in more detail on my blog, and so […]

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