Of all the pots that Sarah Lord and I replicate, those from the Bronze Age rank very highly among my favourites, many of which you will find here on our website. potted-history.co.uk/search?page=2&…

Each year, 31 October is a day to celebrate all things that go bump in the night. But where in history do our Halloween traditions come from? bit.ly/3ND8pHM 🗝️ This article is free to read

An incredibly well-preserved sieve funnel from Neolithic Bietikow 🇩🇪 used for making cheese #FindsFriday 🧀 Its location west of the Oder river suggests those living on the periphery of Linearbandkeramik society produced lots of dairy! 🆓 buff.ly/47C2v2S

A woman worker prepares iron frameworks for the construction of concrete ships in a workshop at Stewart Concrete Ship Co, Northfleet Dockyard, Gravesend. Image: IWM (Q 27971)

Enchanting 17th-century timber-framed porch at Turton Tower, Lancashire. #thread

I was struck by the sight of this beautiful painting of Noor Inayat Khan in the RAF Club in Piccadilly, London. Unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen in 2023.

Just look at the colours you can make with just plants and some people still find it difficult to believe that our ancestors through the centuries wanted but also had colourful clothing, not just brown, grey drab rags.

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Joy Lofthouse, enlisted in the Air Transport Auxiliary in 1943, flew Spitfires and bombers, becoming one of the 168 female pilots, dubbed "Attagirls," who delivered aircraft during WWII. She contributed significantly to the war effort by ensuring planes reached their

Coca-Cola did not have as big an impact on Santa as is often claimed. More information here; fakehistoryhunter.net/2021/12/03/coc…

Like many of our friends, and 1,000s of others, we're going to explore new opportunities elsewhere. For those who follow Tastes Of History, do please join us as we continue our exploration of food & history...we think you know where 😉

A group of researchers have recreated the clothing of medieval Nubian royalty and clergy from the wall paintings in the cathedral of Faras, which sits at the border of modern Egypt and Sudan.

The gritter trucks are out in Scotland. Godspeed, Spready Mercury.

This weekend it's the Roman Edition of the Old Town Festival in #Leicester. Along with Anthony Riches, LJ Trafford Kate Cunningham 🐀, Alex Gough Author and SJA Turney, I'll be selling signed books and contributing to a panel on the Roman Army. Might see you there!

This was not some sort of anti gluttony door but just a serving door used to pass plates and possibly tables to and from the kitchen. More information here; fakehistoryhunter.net/2021/10/09/not…

To tie in with the Royal Armouries Museum's Gladiator exhibition and Roman Festival, discover the diet that fuelled these iconic fighters: Food History: The diet of Roman gladiators

OTD in 42 BC Julius Caesar's assassins, Brutus and Cassius, met their end at the Battle of Philipi. They had been instrumental in the ides of March murder: tastesofhistory.co.uk/post/on-this-d…

Reaction to a comment on an earlier post: tastesofhistory.co.uk/post/dispellin… Just couldn't let it lie.

This week's post is an introductory guide to food and cooking in a typical Roman kitchen: tastesofhistory.co.uk/post/a-brief-h… Bon appétit!