Tag: history
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A History of Food: Easter Cuisines around Europe
Today is the day before Easter and around the world people – Christians and non-believers alike – are preparing to celebrate tomorrow. Whether it’s by eating a pile of chocolate Easter Eggs or having a big meal with family, everyone will have their own traditions. But as Easter has been celebrated for just shy of…
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A Brief Moment of History: When Australia Lost A War Against Emus
Countless wars have been fought throughout the course of human history. Some have lasted for just minutes, such as the Anglo-Zanzibar War which lasted no more than 45 minutes, and others have officially lasted for hundreds of years. Perhaps one of the most bizarre wars, however, is one that Australia waged in 1932 against emus.…
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Women of Just History Posts Part 2: International Women’s Day 2020
Two years ago today I compiled a post exploring six of the blog posts I have written about women in honour of International Women’s Day. I decided today was a great chance to revisit this idea and have a look back at some of the fantastic women we have explored over the past few years.…
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The Rise and Fall of the Victorian Music Hall
Today we have a fantastic guest post from Ruby Cardona about the fascinating history behind the Victorian Music Halls which were a mainstay of entertainment for decades. We hope you enjoy reading! The Victorian music halls were packed with exciting entertainments, visited by some of the most famous performers of the day and became notorious…
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An Interview With: Tosca Lee – Historical and Thriller Writer
I am very excited today to be continuing the Interview With series by talking to Tosca Lee. Tosca Lee is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of eleven novels including A SINGLE LIGHT, THE LINE BETWEEN, THE PROGENY, THE LEGEND OF SHEBA, ISCARIOT, and the Books of Mortals series with New York Times bestseller…
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Why Should We Study History?
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it” or words to that effect were uttered by Winston Churchill in regards to his legacy. Whether you take this to mean he was a pompous man who was going to literally write history to be in his favour, or the words of a…
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Historical Fashion: Georgian Men’s Hairstyles
One of my most popular posts on Just History Posts is my post about Georgian women’s hairstyles. They certainly were most fantastical creations, towering above the wearer and imbued with powder, colour, feathers, ribbons, and more. But many do not realise that the men of the Georgian period also indulged in fancy wigs – if…
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Monthly Round-Up: History in the News, 2019
We are now into the year 2020, and with the fresh optimism of a new year, so I am going to start making regular blog posts once again. The excitement of publishing my first book, Royal Witches, and the amount of my time that has taken up is now dying down, and it is time…
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An Interview With: Penny Griffiths – Paranormal Historian
Today we continue our interview series by talking to Penny Griffiths, a historian who investigates the paranormal. If you or your organisation would like to be interviewed, then please leave a comment below, or contact our page via our Facebook or Twitter. Penny, second from right, with her first book ‘My Haunted History‘. Hi Penny, thanks for…
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The Development of Castles in Britain (Part 2)
To our pleasure, today we once again have Simon Forder, a writer, researcher and historian who specialises in castles, writing for us! Today, Simon explores pre-Norman fortifications in Scotland, and how far they may be recognised as castles. You can catch up on his first post, focusing on England, here. The ruins of the medieval…
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