Thought these were pretty funny so I thought I'd share them with you! Can you even imagine a Tudor Cosmo?
Author: abbeylw
Hysterical Females
Hysteria comes from 'hyster' (Greek for uterus). From the phenomenon of the wandering womb believed by the ancient Greeks to hysteria's popularisation in the 19th century, Victorian males were quick to diagnose female hysteria with the emergence of symptoms such as depression, nervousness, erratic behaviour, loss of appetite, insomnia, sexual desire and so on. It … Continue reading Hysterical Females
Mellification: The Process of Turning Oneself into Honey in the name of Medicine
I have just been searching through Facebook and discovered a link to a list of weird ancient medical treatments on Listicles.com. One I found particularly fascinating is the consumption of a honey-coated cadaver. Being naturally curious as to the truth behind this assertion, I researched on... Reported in Chinese sources, significantly of the 16th Century, … Continue reading Mellification: The Process of Turning Oneself into Honey in the name of Medicine
If you ever wanted to know what King Tut really looked like, we now have a pretty good idea
How fascinating it is that the field of History will forever be changed by future technology. These visual reconstructions of historical figures bring the past to life in a whole new way - it is no longer just about the popular imagination, we are beginning to understand fact at a much greater level. What a … Continue reading If you ever wanted to know what King Tut really looked like, we now have a pretty good idea
Biggest decision of the new year…
To stick with my BBC History magazine subscription or to switch to History Today??
World History in one sentence…
Haven't posted for a while so here is Disney subtly explaining most of World History in one swift sentence!
In 1,000 words, write a comparative essay discussing how two history books written by different authors can fit within historiographical categories. Define these categories, discuss any overlaps and uncertainties and reflect on what we can learn from locating books in their historiographical context.
This is a draft version of a recent essay. I have no idea where the completed one is... Probably lost in the university computer system. This is an unedited version, therefore, and may be a little waffley or mistake-ridden. History is a vast subject, spanning thousands of years of wars and conflicts, the lives of … Continue reading In 1,000 words, write a comparative essay discussing how two history books written by different authors can fit within historiographical categories. Define these categories, discuss any overlaps and uncertainties and reflect on what we can learn from locating books in their historiographical context.
Can’t say I’m a fan…
Can't say I'm a fan of the History Channel, mainly because the (decent) history documentaries are usually few and far between!
What a depressing image!
Is this really the light at the end of my three-year degree course tunnel? Surely not! However, anyone who has watched the news in the last five years would believe that it is. In the same breath, however, I am going to leave this chart here. Yes, graduates are suffering unemployment, but so is everyone … Continue reading What a depressing image!
Religious Wars
This is an interesting take I found on the causes of religious wars. Obviously it lacks any real knowledge of the causation and development of any past religious wars or of the actual differences between religions, but it poses an interesting thought on society's perception of such.
The Historian's Apprentice 