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. Happy Shrove Tuesday.For many it was/is a day when you try to use up all your food in preparation for Lent, which of course is … More Art review: The Pancake Bakery, by Pieter Aertsen, (1560)
I’ve loved some of the releases in the Mafia franchise so I was really looking forward to this one, unfortunately I was disappointed. Anyway, here’s my review of ‘Mafia: The Old Country‘, as usual, be warned, there will be spoilers and annoying detail obsessed nagging. First the trailer: The game is gorgeous, these days that’s … More Game review: Mafia: The Old Country (2025)
The idea that medieval people drank ale or beer in stead of water because the water sources in Medieval Europe were usually polluted is a stubborn myth.In reality Medieval people had relatively easy access to clean water and drank lots of it.Ale was a cheap and tasty way to consume grain and provide drinkers with … More Drinking water in the Middle Ages
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. Let’s go check out ‘The Dig’ on Netflix.It’s about archaeology and is set in the late 1930s, my “favourite” era.So I hope I won’t spot … More Film review: ‘The Dig’ (2021)
This time I’ll review a school textbook; KS3 History by Aaron Wilkes: Renaissance, Revolution & Reformation Student Book (1485-1750) The KS3 books are very popular and common in UK education, it’s very likely that you or your kid have been taught from them if you went to a British School.So why am I reviewing it? … More Book review: ‘Ks3 History: Renaissance, Revolution & Reformation Student Book (1485-1750), by Aaron Wilkes (2008)
Where to even start with this game!Well I guess I should admit my bias, I’ve been madly in love with Indiana Jones (and a bit with Harrison Ford as well) ever since I was a little girl seeing the first Indiana Jones film.These films were made for me, the hero is my dream man, the … More Game review: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024)
A lot of people still believe that in medieval Europe everyone got married at a very young age, that child marriages were very common.This is not the case. Please note: this article is a work in progress, as I learn more, I may add, change & replace parts. In reality most people in most of … More Age of marriage & giving birth in medieval Europe
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)
Here’s an interesting example of how misunderstanding & not properly fact checking a text results in spreading misinformation that, again, makes it seem some people of the past were scared of bathing and filthy icky boys. I had researched this before but today someone who seems to be obsessed with European hygiene and who just … More John Gabriël Stedman and his misunderstood distaste for bathing
This article was originally (partially) 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. Game review! Time to talk about Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (and DLCs). I got early access and a free copy, just so you know, … More Game review: Kingdom Come Deliverance II (2025)
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