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)
In stead of sending a link to old threads on social media every time someone posts nonsense about medieval hygiene, I’ve decided to just collect a whole bunch of links here on this page. Yes, a lot of people still believe that Medieval Europeans rarely or never bathed, didn’t have soap, were scared of water, … More Articles, links & videos about Medieval hygiene
This is not YET another article on why calling the early middle ages the dark ages is iffy, it’s a list of sources & references. These days most historians no longer use the term “Dark Ages” to describe the Early Middle Ages (roughly AD500- AD1500), we still use it for other eras, like the 1970s … More Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark 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. Another art review, let’s check out some old art together and see what we can find out about it.This time a wonderful winter themed painting … More Art review: ‘Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters’ by Hendrick Avercamp (c. 1608)
Fake History Hunter 