Reviews & recommended threads
Now and then I review a film or TV show, play a computer game or book I’ve read and share my opinions on social media.
The Fake History Hunter
I hunt fake history and correct it, but also post amazing real history stuff. Rude, obscene, vulgar, racist people who can't act like grown-ups get blocked.
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The curious claims about Elizabeth I’s bathing habits
For some strange reason there are a lot of rather peculiar stories going around about famous historical figures having very odd bathing habits that generally involve them not bathing very much.
Book review: 'Medieval pets' by Kathleen Walker-Meikle (2012)
I love pets, I love the Middle Ages, so how could I resist this book!
Book review: 'The Black Death', by Thomas Asbridge (2026)
The annoying thing about studying the Black Death (besides having to read about lots of horrific things of course) is that new discoveries are being made all the time.
Medieval lives on medieval bridges
I was just randomly looking through some medieval books, as one does, when I discovered that a bunch of these French books for some reason had lots of pictures of bridges with people going over them.
Living history photos at Versailles
Living History photos!
Viking hygiene according to Ahmad ibn Fadlan
A lot of people say that the Vikings had very good hygiene and that this was rare and unusual in medieval Europe.
Viking hygiene according to Chronica Joannis Wallingford
A lot of people say that the Vikings had very good hygiene and that this was rare and unusual in medieval Europe.
Living history photography!
Once more “hobbyists” outshine films/tv with authenticity.
A night club map of Harlem, 1932.
Earl "Snake Hips" Tucker in action;