by Drue Hoffman | Apr 7, 2018 | Blog, Historical Factoids, Victorian
Historical Factoids – 2018 Victorian Era England London’s famous fog of the period is not exaggerated. At time during the year appeared yellow in color, was at the worst in November. In the winter months, the fog stretched to the surrounding towns and villages....
by Drue Hoffman | Apr 1, 2018 | Historical Factoids
Victorian period In Victorian London each parish in the city had a jakesman (refuse officer) who cleaned out the public facilities. The carts of “refuse” was transported out of the city at night. During the Victorian period, powdered chalk and cuttlefish...
by Drue Hoffman | Apr 1, 2018 | Historical Factoids, Medieval
Medieval Three of the most celebrated medieval English victories are: Crecy, Poitiers, and Agincourt. All three took place during the Hundred Years War between England and France. Crecy: 1346. Poitiers: 1356, and Agincourt: 1415. Eleanor of Aquitaine,...
by Drue Hoffman | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog, Historical Factoids, Historical Recipes
Recipes from all Ages Here’s some of the spices they had in the 1300’s in England. Most came back with the English knights who went to the Crusades. black pepper, cinnamon, ginger, saffron, nutmeg, cloves, mace, Spiced...
by Drue Hoffman | Apr 1, 2018 | Historical Factoids
The Bronze Age The Bronze Age ship, the Uluburun (circa 1300 BCE) discovered by Turkish fishermen and recovered by divers from INA (Institute of Nautical Archaeology in Bodrum, Turkey)is considered one of most important shipwreck discoveries of the 20th Century....
by Drue Hoffman | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog, Historical Factoids, Uncategorized
Celtic The Celts used beet juice to dye cloth red. In approximately 60-61 CE, Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, a Celtic tribe, and known as the Warrior Queen led an uprising against the Romans harsh occupation of Briton. Upon her death, her people buried her in an unknown...
