Book review: ‘The ties that bound, peasant families in medieval England’, by Barbara A. Hanawalt (1986)

This book is a classic, very well known, but it’s almost as old as I am.I always warn people about old history books, we learn new things about the past almost every day, not just because of archaeological finds, new technology such as DNA but also because there are so many records that simply haven’t … More Book review: ‘The ties that bound, peasant families in medieval England’, by Barbara A. Hanawalt (1986)

Game review: ‘Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’ (2018)

This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. I have a hate/love relationship with the AC franchise, they often make stunning worlds but not always with the same effort and the stories are … More Game review: ‘Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’ (2018)

Old photo analysis: the chocolate seller, London, 1930s

This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. A woman sells chocolate on the street in Kensington, London, 1930s. Image credit: Mary Evans Picture Library Before basic state pensions looked properly after those … More Old photo analysis: the chocolate seller, London, 1930s

Art review: ‘The Census at Bethlehem’ by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1566)

This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. Shall we take another look at a typical low countries winter painting?Today we’re checking out ‘The Census at Bethlehem’ by the amazing Pieter Bruegel the … More Art review: ‘The Census at Bethlehem’ by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1566)

Art review: ‘Ice Skating in a village’ by Hendrick Avercamp (ca. 1610)

This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. Still no proper winter here, so let’s look at another old Dutch ice painting to get a little bit of badly needed winter atmosphere.Another one … More Art review: ‘Ice Skating in a village’ by Hendrick Avercamp (ca. 1610)