December 1st, 1581: Having been convicted of high treason, English Jesuit priest Edmund Campion was drawn through the streets of London,...

On November 18th, 1910, three hundred female protesters marched to the Houses of Parliament as part of their campaign to secure voting...

In ancient Rome ludus (pl. ludi) referred to a private school outside the home where a teacher (called a litterator or a magister ludi,...

With the title ‘5 Facts You DIDN’T KNOW About The Romans’ a recent YouTube video sounded intriguing. In ascending order, the first fact,...

During a recent cookery demonstration at Berkhamsted Castle we were chatting to some visitors about the background and history of the...

If you are an English speaker, have you ever wondered why we call the months of the year what we do? Well wonder no longer because here...

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....

For those studying the ancient Greeks, you will undoubtedly come across tales of the Amazons, the fearsome, man-hating warrior women of...

While researching the manufacture and use of fish sauce in the ancient world, we came across an article published in 2008 that claimed:...