Tag: Native American

• From Olmecs to Cadbury: A History of Chocolate

  

  Chocolate is a product that can be found in pretty much every cupboard. It is one of our favourite sweet treats, but few of us probably think twice about the history of chocolate when we’re having a craving. This unassuming product has been consumed for over 3,000 years, and the sweet chocolate bars that we…

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  October 3, 2021

  History of Food

  American History, Ancient History, Aztecs, Chocolate, Early Modern, Early Modern Europe, Food, Food History, Georgian, history, History of Food, Mayan, Native American, Victorian England

• Legendary People: Pocahontas, The Real History

  

  In 1995 Disney released the film Pocahontas which earnt $346 million at the box office and received two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe and a Grammy. In the subsequent years, many began to learn that Pocahontas was based on a real person who was born 400 years before the film’s release – and that her…

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  June 5, 2020

  Legendary People, Women’s History

  British Empire, British History, Colonial America, Early Modern, Early Modern England, Early Modern History, history, Jamestown, Native American, Native American History, Pocahontas, Women’s History