As some of you know I’ve been writing a book and well… it’s done, printed and coming to a bookshelf near you!‘Fake History: 101 Things that Never Happened’ is out now! Some of the myths debunk in the book may be familiar to you because you were there when I was correcting people on social … More I’ve written a book!
This story has been quite popular on social media for a while now but is there any truth to it?Here is the claim with the picture most often accompanying it: For starters the story makes little sense.Husbands tend to notice when they keep feeling a bit under the weather after each breakfast, don’t ask me … More NOT medieval women poisoning their husbands
Most people know that the Romans had sewers to transport waste out of their cities and towns.But what is relatively unknown is that these didn’t abruptly vanish when the Roman Empire slowly withdrew, people continued to find ways to get rid of their filth away from where they lived during the middle ages. Because not … More List of medieval towns/villages/cities with sewer systems
Most people know that the Romans used aqueducts and such to transport water into their cities and towns.But what is relatively unknown is that this didn’t abruptly stop when the Roman Empire slowly withdrew, people continued to find ways to get water brought to where they lived and worked though conduits, canals, pipes but even … More List of medieval towns/villages/cities with water supply systems
For some strange reason there are a lot of rather peculiar stories going around about famous historical figures having very odd bathing habits that generally involve them not bathing very much.I’m not sure why this is, I’ve dealt with the general myths about common people never bathing in the past (they did) but the stories … More The curious claims about James VI & I’s bathing habits
Social media has been flooded with stories and photos of antique vampire hunting kits, often fancy wooden boxes with all sorts of tools needed to kill vampires, all with their own neat little compartment.They’re regularly sold by renowned auction houses, called genuine in television reality antique shows, often make it into the news and are … More NOT an antique Vampire hunting kit
Doctor Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831 – 1895)was a physician, nurse, author and the first African-American woman to become a doctor of medicine in the United States in 1864.Unfortunately no photograph of her survives, as far as I know, which unfortunately has resulted in people who, rightfully, want to honour her, do so by using photos … More NOT Doctor Rebecca Lee Crumpler
This photo went viral online, supposedly showing a magnificent Art Nouveau building in Bucharest. The picture is wonderful, this mysterious villa is a superb example of Art Nouveau architecture and yes, I too would love to visit it. But it doesn’t exist. It was created by an artist using artificial intelligence software called Midjourney. By … More Not an Art Nouveau house in Bucharest
These tiny candles in small boxes with pictures of pretty ladies on them, are regularly mentioned on social media with the claim that they are brothel timers.A prostitute would light one, the hanky panky would commence and the customer’s time would be up once the candle burned out, which generally was 7 minutes. But the … More NOT brothel candles
This photo has been going around the internet for years claiming to be a picture of World War Two WASP pilot Shirley Slade. It’s not. Shirley Slade was a pilot in the United States’ WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) program during the Second Wold War, she was trained to fly Bell P-39 Airacobras and Martin … More NOT 1940s WASP pilot Shirley Slade
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