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Showing posts with label United Kingdom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label United Kingdom. Show all posts
Monday, February 24, 2020

Spotlight on History Enthusiast Jon Marshall – actor, director, producer - History Roadshow

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Jon Marshall has been interested in cinematography since his early years, having been a member of an 8 mm club in his home city of S...
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Huge UK Archaeology Excavations Project Unearths Prehistoric, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, and Medieval Sites!

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Ancient Origins One of the largest archaeology projects in the UK has revealed Anglo-Saxon settlements, a Roman military camp, remnant...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Sam's historical recipe corner: fish sausages

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History Extra “The struggle is not only on land and sea; it is in your larder, your kitchen, and your dining room...” So begins the Wi...
Sunday, October 9, 2016

A brief history of baking

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History Extra We asked Professor John Walter from the University of Essex and Dr Sara Pennell from the University of Roehampton to take...
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Anglo-Saxon Royal Palace Unearthed Near Famous Burial Site

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Ancient Origins A team of archeologists believe they have unearthed a lost Anglo-Saxon royal palace, located only 6 km (four miles) f...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Q&A: Where did the monks go after the dissolution of the monasteries?

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History Extra A 15th-century illumination shows monks praying. Some were starved to death when they refused to take Henry VIII’s Oath...
Sunday, September 18, 2016

How naughty was the past? The hidden depths of the medieval church

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History Extra Sheela-na-gig. © Poliphilo (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons 1) Monkeying around In the north nave a...
Thursday, September 1, 2016

The 10 worst Britons in history

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History Extra Illustrations by Jonty Clark The result is a fascinating, if not strictly scientific, top 10, showing the ...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

What was life like for a medieval housewife?

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History Extra Woodcut of a woman stoking a furnace or baking bread, 1497. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images) Here, writing for H...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

10 facts about Stonehenge

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History Extra Built in several stages, Stonehenge began about 5,000 years ago as a simple earthwork enclosure where prehistoric people ...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Prince Albert: The death that rocked the monarchy

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History Extra Queen Victoria with Princesses Alice and Louise and a portrait of her late husband, Albert, in 1863. (Credit: Ge...