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About History: the Spear Part One

The spear’s endearing simplicity has seen it adopted by virtually all cultures and societies across the globe. Indeed, the history of the...

Tastes Of History

Mar 6, 2023

How To: Dress as a Roman soldier Part Three

This ‘How To:’ series is aimed at the general reader or an individual wishing to portray a Roman legionary or auxiliary as accurately as...

Tastes Of History

Feb 24, 2023

How To: Dress as a Roman soldier Part Two

This ‘How To:’ series is aimed at the general reader or an individual wishing to portray a Roman legionary or auxiliary as accurately as...

Tastes Of History

May 17, 2021

Dispelling Some Myths: "Blood Grooves"

There is a persistent myth about the function of a sword's fuller that it 'releases the vacuum' when the blade is thrust into a person....

Tastes Of History

Jun 21, 2020

Dispelling Some Myths: Viking Horned Helmets

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...