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Posted on:August 24, 2022October 5, 2022Historical Figures Women's History

Historical Figures: Madam C J Walker, Titan of Industry

Years ago I was writing one of my daily social media posts on the theme of “on this day” and I saw that the day I was writing (23rd December) was the birthday of a woman named Madam C J Walker. Intrigued, I looked into her to see whether to write a post about her […]

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Posted on:October 3, 2021July 26, 2022History of Food

From Olmecs to Cadbury: A History of Chocolate

Chocolate is a product that can be found in pretty much every cupboard. It is one of our favourite sweet treats, but few of us probably think twice about the history of chocolate when we’re having a craving. This unassuming product has been consumed for over 3,000 years, and the sweet chocolate bars that we […]

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Posted on:January 15, 2021July 26, 2022Historical Figures Seasonal

Historical Figures: Wilson Bentley, The Man Who Photographed Snowflakes

With winter well and truly settled in, many places have been experiencing snowfall. Some places in the UK narrowly missed out on having snow on Christmas Day, bringing a much-desired White Christmas. Snowflakes bring many people joy for their crisp, clean coating of the land. School children learn how to cut out snowflake shapes from […]

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Posted on:November 19, 2018July 26, 2022A Brief Moment of History

A Brief Moment of History: When People Posted Babies

Even in our digital age, people still send post. We’ll send cards at Christmas, birthday presents to distant relatives, or maybe love letters to our sweetheart in an attempt to relive a simpler age. But around 100 years ago, it wasn’t unheard of to receive something a little different in the post: children. You heard […]

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Posted on:May 8, 2017July 26, 2022Women's History

Feeble or Fierce? Colonial Women of North America

You may or may not be aware of the recent article in The Guardian reviewing the new historical television drama, Jamestown. This article has garnered a lot of criticism in the historical world, and for good reason. If you don’t want to read the article, then the main summary points are this: The women portrayed […]

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Posted on:April 30, 2017July 26, 2022Seafaring History

Vikings and America: The People who beat Columbus

If you asked the average person on the street who “discovered” America (we’ll put aside the racist and Eurocentric issues this raises for another time) most people would probably tell you it was Christopher Columbus. In 1492, Columbus undertook his first voyage Westwards, under the theory that he would reach Asia – contrary to popular […]

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Posted on:March 2, 2017July 26, 2022Seasonal

World Book Day: Millennia of Firsts – a Brief History of the Book

As many of you may know, today – March 2nd – is World Book Day. Typically this is a day mostly celebrated by school children, often as an excuse to dress up as favourite book characters. As such, I decided that today’s blog post should be dedicated in its honour. Due to the nature of […]

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